Scott Primary School & Nursery
Primary schoolScott Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Bedford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 469 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 19 June 2024
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, 59% of pupils at Scott Primary School & Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Bedford and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bedford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 103 | 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- St Thomas More Catholic SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional)550 m
- Brickhill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file860 m
- Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file910 m
- Edith Cavell Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Bedford Modern SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bedford
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).