Putnoe 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 21/05/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Lane, Bedford

School Information

Address: Church Lane, Bedford, MK41 0DH
Website: www.putnoeprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01234303400
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Petch
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139519

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 550
Number of Boys: 292
Number of Girls: 258

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3 to -0.3
Maths
N/A: -1.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		4out of 4 1,265 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hazeldene School
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		3out of 4 1,312 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Goldington Green Academy
Goldington Green , MK41 0DP 		3out of 4 1,313 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DQ 		4out of 4 1,719 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Renhold VC Primary School
Church End , MK41 0LU 		4out of 4 1,751 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive , MK41 8PX 		3out of 4 830 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX 		3out of 4 1,552 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT 		3out of 4 1,936 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent , MK41 7UL 		4out of 4 2,762 yd Academy converter No 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 2,204 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Brickhill Drive , MK41 7QZ 		- not rated 2,375 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School
78 Kimbolton Road , MK40 2PA 		- not rated 2,624 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU 		- not rated 2,946 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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