King's Oak 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 14/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Oak Road, Bedford

School Information

Address: Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH
Website: http://www.kingsoakprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01234220480
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jo Alikhan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109502

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 936
Number of Pupils: 724
Number of Boys: 360
Number of Girls: 364

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -6.3 to -3.8
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -4.2 to -2
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5 to -2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:35%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cherry Trees Nursery School
Hawkins Road , MK42 9LS
4out of 4 955 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Peter Pan Nursery School
Edward Road , MK42 9DR
4out of 4 1,766 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Oak Primary School
Oak Road , MK42 0HH
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shackleton Primary School
Pearcey Road , MK42 9LZ
3out of 4 865 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Elstow School
Abbeyfields Road Abbeyfields , Elstow MK42 9GP
3out of 4 1,561 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cauldwell School
Edward Road , MK42 9DR
3out of 4 1,777 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shortstown Primary School
Beauvais Square , Shortstown MK42 0GS
3out of 4 1,999 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedford Academy
Mile Road , MK42 9TR
3out of 4 493 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD
3out of 4 1,689 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX
3out of 4 2,710 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street , Kempston MK42 7PS
3out of 4 2,764 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT
3out of 4 2,857 yd Foundation school 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 1,824 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedford Girls' School
Cardington Road , MK42 0BX
- not rated 1,442 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
E-Spired Centre of Excellence
The Raleigh Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE
- not rated 1,484 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
KWS School
51 Brunel Road , Bedford MK41 9TJ
- not rated 1,926 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St John's School
Austin Canons , Bedford Road MK42 8AA
4out of 4 2,421 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU
- not rated 2,484 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.