Bedford Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Unique reference
- 149829
- Address
- Quarry Road, Bootle, L20 9LJ
- Website
- www.bedfordprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 407 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 27.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.1%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 57.7%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 7.4%
Other 7.4%
African 7.1%
Other Asian 5.2%
Indian 3.9%
Other Black 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 39%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bedford Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 57 28 29 |
| Year 1 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 2 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 3 | 59 36 23 |
| Year 4 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 5 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 6 | 60 28 32 |