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Bedford Primary School

Quarry Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 9LJ

Local ranking66th of 73 primary schools in Sefton
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Bedford Primary School (URN 104892) since 1 April 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 April 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
38.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
54.0%
Writing (Expected)
52.0%
Maths (Expected)
55.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
45.0%
Reading avg scaled score
101.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
101.0
Cohort Size
56

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
407
Boys
196 (50%)
Girls
197 (50%)
Capacity
420 (94% full)
SEND
27.0%
FSM Eligible
51.6%
EAL
27.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.9%
SEN Support
21.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Budget per Pupil
£8,568/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
23.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 57.7%
  • White Other: 8.1%
  • Other: 7.4%
  • Black African: 7.1%
  • Asian Other: 5.2%
  • Asian Indian: 3.9%
  • Mixed Other: 3.2%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.0%

57.7%

White British

8.1%

White Other

7.4%

Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149829
UKPRN
10092362
Establishment No.
2093
Trust
SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST

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