Shackleton 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 13/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Pearcey Road, Bedford

School Information

Address: Pearcey Road, Bedford, MK42 9LZ
Website: www.shackletonprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01234352912
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andy George
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144545

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 510
Number of Pupils: 454
Number of Boys: 236
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.1
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
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 91 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Peter Pan Nursery School
Edward Road , MK42 9DR
4out of 4 901 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shackleton Primary School
Pearcey Road , MK42 9LZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King's Oak Primary School
Oak Road , MK42 0HH
2out of 4 865 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cauldwell School
Edward Road , MK42 9DR
3out of 4 911 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Elstow School
Abbeyfields Road Abbeyfields , Elstow MK42 9GP
3out of 4 1,421 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Camestone School
Jowitt Avenue , Kempston MK42 8NW
3out of 4 1,879 yd Community school No 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 4 965 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street , MK42 9AD
3out of 4 1,053 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street , Kempston MK42 7PS
3out of 4 2,130 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT
3out of 4 2,750 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX
3out of 4 2,802 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,180 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
E-Spired Centre of Excellence
The Raleigh Centre , Ampthill Road MK42 9HE
- not rated 672 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bedford Girls' School
Cardington Road , MK42 0BX
- not rated 1,012 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St John's School
Austin Canons , Bedford Road MK42 8AA
4out of 4 1,558 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU
- not rated 2,093 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Polam School
45 Lansdowne Road , MK40 2BU
- not rated 2,277 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.