Bedford Primary School is a primary school located in Liverpool. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Quarry Road, Liverpool

School Information

Address: Quarry Road, Liverpool, L20 9LJ
Website: www.bedfordprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01519221467
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sefton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Ruth Braithwaite
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104892

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 375
Number of Boys: 179
Number of Girls: 196

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.8 to -1.4
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.6
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambridge Nursery School
Cambridge Road , Bootle L20 9LQ
3out of 4 103 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenacre Community Nursery School
Province Place , L20 6PJ
3out of 4 1,850 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedford Primary School
Quarry Road , Bootle L20 9LJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Margaret Road , Walton L4 3RX
4out of 4 717 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Hale Road , L4 3RL
4out of 4 750 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
Brookhill Road , Waterworks Street L20 3JL
3out of 4 805 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Arnot Street , Walton-on-the-Hill L4 4ED
3out of 4 1,035 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside High School
Breeze Hill , L20 9NU
1out of 4 430 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Alsop High School
Queens Drive , L4 6SH
- not rated 1,224 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road , L20 6AQ
2out of 4 1,981 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street , L5 5AF
2out of 4 2,628 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane , Fazakerley L9 7BF
2out of 4 2,816 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hugh Baird College
Balliol Road , L20 7EW
- not rated 688 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Liverpool Progressive School
Rice Lane , Walton L9 1NR
- not rated 1,030 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Everton Free School
42 Spellow Lane , L4 4DF
3out of 4 1,334 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Cavendish View School
99 Cavendish Drive , Walton L9 1NB
- not rated 1,784 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Peregrinate School
14 Swinderby Drive , Melling L31 1JW
- not rated 2,703 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Turning Point Academy
Essex House , Bridle Road L30 4UE
- not rated 3,231 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.