Wixams Tree Primary Academy | School performance

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

529

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

529

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

529

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/04/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBedford

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

60%

+14pp

60%49%38%

'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

RWM higher standard

12%

+10pp

12%6%0%

'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

78%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

32%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

529

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

20%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA

Local authority

Bedford

Website

www.wixamstreeprimary.co.uk

Telephone

01234608960

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	60%	12%	77%	27%	73%	17%	78%	30%	90%	77%	105.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	11%	529
2023/24	46%	2%	67%	19%	62%	8%	60%	6%	87%	54%	103.0	100.0	100.0	—	—	—	14%	502
2022/23	38%	0%	68%	20%	62%	0%	55%	10%	67%	72%	103.0	101.0	105.0	-1.90	-3.70	-3.10	13%	476
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	10%	162
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	48
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	529	26.4	11%	15%	20%	5%	15%
2023/24	502	23.5	14%	12%	16%	5%	11%
2022/23	476	23.8	13%	14%	15%	5%	12%
2021/22	434	27.1	11%	14%	16%	6%	20%
2020/21	351	31.9	11%	13%	12%	—	—
2018/19	162	26.1	10%	15%	19%	4%	5%
2017/18	—	16.0	—	—	—	6%	13%