Wilstead 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 14/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cotton End Road, Bedford

School Information

Address: Cotton End Road, Bedford, MK45 3BX
Website: www.wilsteadschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01234302303
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Caron Brown
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109492

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 94

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.6 to 0
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
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
Wilstead Primary School
Cotton End Road , Wilstead MK45 3BX 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Lakeview School
School Lane , Off Brooklands Avenue MK42 6BH 		3out of 4 1,644 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wixams Tree Primary School
Green Lane , Wixams MK42 6BA 		- not rated 1,771 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cotton End Forest School
High Road , MK45 3AG 		3out of 4 2,826 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Houghton Conquest Lower School
High Street , Houghton Conquest MK45 3LL 		3out of 4 2,968 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wixams Academy
Green Lane , Wixams MK42 6BA 		- not rated 1,824 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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