St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 26 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
- Website
- http://www.stjohnrigby.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 306 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 32.7%
African 25.5%
Other White 14.1%
Mixed 14%
Indian 3.9%
Unclassified 2.6%
Caribbean 2%
Pakistani 1%
Other Black 1%
Other 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 18
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 35 15 20 |
| Year 1 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 2 | 38 18 20 |
| Year 3 | 49 19 30 |
| Year 4 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 5 | 45 21 24 |
| Year 6 | 51 25 26 |