Great Barford Church of England Primary 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 22/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Silver Street, Bedford

School Information

Address: Silver Street, Bedford, MK44 3HZ
Website: www.gbpa.org.uk
Telephone: 01234870342
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs S Evans
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143770

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 246
Number of Boys: 114
Number of Girls: 132

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.5 to -2.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.6
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:1%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Donne Church of England Primary School
High Street , Blunham MK44 3NL 		3out of 4 2,817 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Moggerhanger Primary School
Blunham Road , MK44 3RD 		3out of 4 3,210 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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