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Priory Primary School

Greyfriars, Bedford, MK40 1JD

Local ranking36th of 50 primary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

206

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
50.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
58.0%
Writing (Expected)
75.0%
Maths (Expected)
67.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
63.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
24

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
202
Boys
106 (50%)
Girls
108 (50%)
Capacity
206 (104% full)
SEND
23.3%
FSM Eligible
25.1%
EAL
79.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
8.9%
SEN Support
14.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Budget per Pupil
£8,179/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Bangladeshi: 31.1%
  • Black African: 16.3%
  • White Other: 14.8%
  • Asian Other: 6.6%
  • White British: 6.1%
  • Asian Pakistani: 6.1%
  • Asian Indian: 5.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 4.1%

31.1%

Asian Bangladeshi

16.3%

Black African

14.8%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
109436
UKPRN
10077510
Establishment No.
2013
Trust
The Leap Community Trust

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