Thurleigh Primary SchoolRiseley CofE Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Thurleigh Primary School and Riseley CofE Primary School are primary schools in Bedford.

  • Thurleigh Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Riseley CofE Primary School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thurleigh Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Thurleigh Primary School was judged Good and Riseley CofE 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 50.0% for Thurleigh Primary School and 56.0% for Riseley CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Thurleigh Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Riseley CofE Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Thurleigh Primary School versus Riseley CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BedfordThurleigh Primary SchoolBedfordRiseley CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD42/100
Local ranking9th of 51 in Bedford Stronger figure42nd of 51 in Bedford
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll89 159
Capacity105 224
LocationBedford, MK44 2DB Bedford, MK44 1DR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census89 159
Free school meals (ever 6)28.6% 11.5%
English as an additional language3.4% 3.1%
SEN support15.7% 8.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.1% 5.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.6% 8.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Thurleigh Primary School

Riseley CofE Primary School

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