The Duke of Bedford Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 13 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Peterborough
Unique reference
110705
Address
Wisbech Road, Thorney, PE6 0ST

Pupils

Number of Pupils
214 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
46.7%
Girls
53.3%
First language not English
12.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
29%
Persistent absence
10.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 57.5%
Unclassified 29.4%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
African 0.9%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Duke of Bedford Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
41
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
29
11
18
Year 1
31
14
17
Year 2
28
11
17
Year 3
32
15
17
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
31
18
13
Year 6
32
14
18
Year 2023-2024

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