Bedford Road Primary Academy

Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QH

Local ranking46th of 51 primary schools in Bedford

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Bedford Road Primary School (URN 109461) since 30 November 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 December 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Early years: Expected standard

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 46.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 73.0%
Writing (Expected): 64.0%
Maths (Expected): 54.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 61.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 102.0
Cohort Size: 59

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 373
Boys: 189 (51%)
Girls: 184 (49%)
Capacity: 420 (89% full)
SEND: 20.9%
FSM Eligible: 30.0%
EAL: 33.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.6%
SEN Support: 16.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 16.2
Budget per Pupil: £6,968/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 17.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 33.2%
White Other: 18.0%
Asian Indian: 12.1%
Black African: 7.8%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 7.0%
Mixed White & Asian: 4.3%
Asian Other: 4.3%
Asian Pakistani: 3.2%

33.2%

White British

18.0%

White Other

12.1%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01234851011

office@bedfordroad-primary.org

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Hillgrounds Road

Bedford, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 150474
UKPRN: 10094072
Establishment No.: 2012
Trust: KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST

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