Hazeldene SchoolPutnoe Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bedford.

Summary of the comparison

Hazeldene School and Putnoe Primary School are primary schools in Bedford.

  • Hazeldene School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Putnoe Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hazeldene School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hazeldene School was judged Good and Putnoe Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 75.0% for Hazeldene School and 57.0% for Putnoe Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hazeldene School (72.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Putnoe Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hazeldene School versus Putnoe Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BedfordHazeldene SchoolBedfordPutnoe Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking10th of 51 in Bedford Stronger figure21st of 51 in Bedford
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll437 501
Capacity450 630
LocationBedford, MK41 9AT Bedford, MK41 0DH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard75.0% Stronger figure57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure2.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census437 501
Free school meals (ever 6)17.0% 39.8%
English as an additional language6.2% 24.2%
SEN support10.8% 12.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.3% Stronger figure11.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hazeldene School

Putnoe Primary School

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