Westfield Primary SchoolGreat Denham Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Westfield Primary School and Great Denham Primary School are primary schools in Bedford.

  • Westfield Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Great Denham Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Great Denham Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Westfield Primary School was judged Good and Great Denham Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 48.0% for Westfield Primary School and 72.0% for Great Denham Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Westfield Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Great Denham Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Westfield Primary School versus Great Denham Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BedfordWestfield Primary SchoolBedfordGreat Denham Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking18th of 51 in Bedford 14th of 51 in Bedford Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll244 677
Capacity400 650
LocationBedford, MK40 4HW Bedford, MK40 4GG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard48.0% 72.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census244 677
Free school meals (ever 6)22.9% 16.0%
English as an additional language77.5% 19.9%
SEN support7.8% 15.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.9% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.5% 8.8% 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.

Westfield Primary School

Great Denham Primary School

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