Shortstown Primary School
Beauvais Square, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0GS
Local ranking17th of 51 primary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 0.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 75.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 70.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 80.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 106.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 488
- Boys
- 234 (48%)
- Girls
- 254 (52%)
- Capacity
- 420 (116% full)
- SEND
- 30.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.1%
- EAL
- 23.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.4%
- SEN Support
- 22.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 22.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £5,959/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 7.3%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 30.4%
- White Other: 14.6%
- Other: 14.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 6.4%
- Black Caribbean: 6.4%
- Asian Indian: 5.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 4.2%
30.4%
White British
14.6%
White Other
14.6%
Other
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 144546
- UKPRN
- 10064018
- Establishment No.
- 2150
- Trust
- HEART ACADEMIES TRUST