St John Rigby Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bedford
Unique reference
139515
Address
Polhill Avenue, MK41 9DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
316 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
26.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
13%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 36.1%
African 20.9%
Other White 15.2%
Mixed 13.2%
Indian 3.8%
Unclassified 3.8%
Caribbean 1.6%
Irish 1.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St John Rigby Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
2
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 classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
25
15
10
Year 1
37
19
18
Year 2
45
18
27
Year 3
57
32
25
Year 4
46
22
24
Year 5
50
26
24
Year 6
56
28
28
Year 2023-2024

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