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Wilstead Primary School

Cotton End Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3BX

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Wilstead Primary School (URN 109492) since 1 February 2026. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
44.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
64.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
64.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
76.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
25

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
191
Capacity
210 (0% full)
SEND
34.0%
FSM Eligible
16.8%
EAL
4.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.8%
SEN Support
28.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.6
Budget per Pupil
£6,829/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.4% 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

2024-25
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  • White British: 74.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.7%
  • Asian Indian: 3.1%
  • Mixed Other: 2.6%
  • Asian Other: 2.6%
  • White Other: 2.1%
  • Black African: 2.1%

74.3%

White British

5.8%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

3.7%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

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Cotton End Road

Bedford, East of England

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Administrative

URN
152261
UKPRN
10099637
Establishment No.
2141
Trust
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