Ursula Taylor Church of England School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Bedford, MK41 6EG
- Distance
- 2.3km away
Oakley Primary Academy
Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RE
Local ranking20th of 51 primary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Primary
Phase
280
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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)
- 63.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 2.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 71.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 90.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 105.0
- Cohort Size
- 41
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 224
- Boys
- 126 (56%)
- Girls
- 98 (44%)
- Capacity
- 280 (80% full)
- SEND
- 11.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.2%
- EAL
- 12.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.9%
- SEN Support
- 10.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 11.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,536/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 7.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 71.6%
- Mixed Other: 6.3%
- Asian Indian: 3.6%
- White Other: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.8%
71.6%
White British
6.3%
Mixed Other
3.6%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Station Road
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 143561
- UKPRN
- 10061774
- Establishment No.
- 2115
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
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