Queen's Park Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 4 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Bedford
Unique reference
136660
Address
Chestnut Avenue, MK40 4HA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
449 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
54.6%
Girls
45.4%
First language not English
72.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.3%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 36.7%
Bangladeshi 14.7%
Other White 14.5%
Other Asian 8.9%
African 7.1%
Mixed 6%
White British 3.8%
Indian 3.3%
Other 2.7%
Irish 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingWell above average3.4
MathsAbove average2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Queen's Park Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
57
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
23
14
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
32
16
16
Reception, Full-time
55
30
25
Year 1
57
24
33
Year 2
53
27
26
Year 3
59
33
26
Year 4
63
41
22
Year 5
49
27
22
Year 6
58
33
25
Year 2024-2025

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