Bedford Drive Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 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
- 435 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 85.3%
Bangladeshi 3.7%
Mixed 3.4%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other White 1.4%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 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 48%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Bedford Drive Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 71
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 5 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 6 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 50 30 20 |
| Year 1 | 58 33 25 |
| Year 2 | 57 31 26 |
| Year 3 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 4 | 58 27 31 |
| Year 5 | 58 37 21 |
| Year 6 | 62 38 24 |