Scott 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 31/01/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hawk Drive, Bedford

School Information

Address: Hawk Drive, Bedford, MK41 7JA
Website: www.scottprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01234352630
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anita Barker
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109512

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 530
Number of Pupils: 517
Number of Boys: 255
Number of Girls: 262

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.3
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scott Primary School
Hawk Drive , Brickhill MK41 7JA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brickhill Primary School
Dove Road , Brickhill MK41 7AA
3out of 4 710 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Edith Cavell Primary School
Manton Lane , MK41 7NH
3out of 4 1,428 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Hazeldene School
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT
3out of 4 1,735 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT
4out of 4 1,769 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent , MK41 7UL
4out of 4 599 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT
3out of 4 1,690 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX
3out of 4 2,244 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive , MK41 8PX
3out of 4 2,350 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD
3out of 4 2,995 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 2,895 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Brickhill Drive , MK41 7QZ
- not rated 939 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford Modern School
Manton Lane , MK41 7NT
- not rated 1,584 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School
78 Kimbolton Road , MK40 2PA
- not rated 1,718 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU
- not rated 1,907 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rushmoor School
58-60 Shakespeare Road , MK45 2RS
- not rated 1,991 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.