Goldington Green Academy 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 15/09/2010. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Goldington Green, Bedford

School Information

Address: Goldington Green, Bedford, MK41 0DP
Website: www.goldingtongreenacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01234326335
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Caroline Skingsley
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139523

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/09/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 645
Number of Boys: 349
Number of Girls: 296

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -1.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.3 to -3.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -5.7 to -3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:42%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goldington Green Academy
Goldington Green , MK41 0DP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Putnoe Primary School
Church Lane , MK41 0DH 		3out of 4 1,313 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DQ 		4out of 4 1,444 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		4out of 4 1,519 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hazeldene School
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		3out of 4 1,549 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX 		3out of 4 1,152 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT 		3out of 4 1,788 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive , MK41 8PX 		3out of 4 2,078 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD 		3out of 4 3,082 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 3,123 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
KWS School
51 Brunel Road , Bedford MK41 9TJ 		- not rated 1,008 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School
78 Kimbolton Road , MK40 2PA 		- not rated 2,345 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Brickhill Drive , MK41 7QZ 		- not rated 2,531 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU 		- not rated 2,586 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Bedford Girls' School
Cardington Road , MK42 0BX 		- not rated 2,701 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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