Queen's Park 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 12/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chestnut Avenue, Bedford

School Information

Address: Chestnut Avenue, Bedford, MK40 4HA
Website: https://www.queensparkacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01234352901
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emma Bolton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136660

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 375
Number of Pupils: 404
Number of Boys: 225
Number of Girls: 179

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.2
Writing
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.7
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:37%
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:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peter Pan Nursery School
Edward Road , MK42 9DR
4out of 4 1,634 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Cherry Trees Nursery School
Hawkins Road , MK42 9LS
4out of 4 2,396 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen's Park Academy
Chestnut Avenue , MK40 4HA
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Chester Road , MK40 4HN
3out of 4 115 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Westfield Primary School
Chester Road , MK40 4HW
2out of 4 210 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Great Ouse Primary Academy
Seaforth Gardens , MK40 4TJ
- not rated 1,066 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Priory Primary School
Greyfriars , MK40 1JD
4out of 4 1,179 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn , MK40 4AZ
3out of 4 538 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD
3out of 4 1,776 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street , Kempston MK42 7PS
3out of 4 2,619 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT
3out of 4 3,125 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 1,673 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Polam School
45 Lansdowne Road , MK40 2BU
- not rated 1,186 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St John's School
Austin Canons , Bedford Road MK42 8AA
4out of 4 1,201 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Rushmoor School
58-60 Shakespeare Road , MK45 2RS
- not rated 1,234 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Academy
Halsey Road , Kempston MK42 8AU
3out of 4 1,594 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bedford Modern School
Manton Lane , MK41 7NT
- not rated 1,696 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.