Bedford Primary School
Primary schoolBedford Primary School is a primary school in Sefton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 393 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 21 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 38% of pupils at Bedford Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Cambridge Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met100 m
- Hillside High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 39.1 (2025/26, provisional)390 m
- Hugh Baird CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file630 m
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade660 m
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).