Brickhill Primary School is a primary school located in Bedford. 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 27/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dove Road, Bedford

School Information

Address: Dove Road, Bedford, MK41 7AA
Website: www.brickhillprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01234401404
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Debbie Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109503

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 276
Number of Boys: 155
Number of Girls: 121

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.4
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brickhill Primary School
Dove Road , Brickhill MK41 7AA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Scott Primary School
Hawk Drive , Brickhill MK41 7JA
3out of 4 710 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hazeldene School
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT
3out of 4 1,089 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT
4out of 4 1,117 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DQ
4out of 4 1,478 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent , MK41 7UL
4out of 4 872 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT
3out of 4 1,253 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive , MK41 8PX
3out of 4 1,685 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX
3out of 4 1,688 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD
3out of 4 2,961 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedford College
Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AH
- not rated 2,885 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Brickhill Drive , MK41 7QZ
- not rated 771 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School
78 Kimbolton Road , MK40 2PA
- not rated 1,558 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU
- not rated 1,840 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Bedford Modern School
Manton Lane , MK41 7NT
- not rated 2,076 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Rushmoor School
58-60 Shakespeare Road , MK45 2RS
- not rated 2,399 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.