Bedford Drive Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 104988
- Address
- Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Bedford Drive Primary, CH42 6RT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 432 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 84.3%
Bangladeshi 4.9%
Mixed 3%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other White 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage1
MathsBelow average-1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 37%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bedford Drive Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 44
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 7 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 58 30 28 |
| Year 1 | 48 28 20 |
| Year 2 | 55 32 23 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 61 28 33 |
| Year 6 | 57 35 22 |