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
3out of 4Cambridge Nursery School
Cambridge Road, Bootle L20 9LQ 		103 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Greenacre Community Nursery School
Province Place, L20 6PJ 		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
3out of 4Bedford Primary School
Quarry Road, Bootle L20 9LJ 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
Margaret Road, Walton L4 3RX 		717 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
Hale Road, L4 3RL 		750 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
Brookhill Road, Waterworks Street L20 3JL 		805 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
Arnot Street, Walton-on-the-Hill L4 4ED 		1,035 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Hillside High School
Breeze Hill, L20 9NU 		430 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedAlsop High School
Queens Drive, L4 6SH 		1,224 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Fernhill Road, L20 6AQ 		1,981 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Notre Dame Catholic College
180 Great Homer Street, L5 5AF 		2,628 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Archbishop Beck Catholic College
55 Long Lane, Fazakerley L9 7BF 		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
- not ratedHugh Baird College
Balliol Road, L20 7EW 		688 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

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

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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