Bedford Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
404 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
24.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
50.5%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.4%
Other White 8.9%
Other 6.2%
Mixed 6.1%
African 5.9%
Other Asian 4.5%
Indian 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Black 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bedford Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
54
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
51
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
11
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 classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
59
31
28
Year 1
60
32
28
Year 2
60
36
24
Year 3
59
30
29
Year 4
54
26
28
Year 5
62
30
32
Year 6
50
22
28
Year 2023-2024

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