# St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School is a primary school in Bedford, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 271 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139547. [Bedford](https://openindex.co.uk/bedford)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 271
- Council: Bedford
- URN: 139547

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 44% of pupils at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Bedford and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 44% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Biddenham International School and Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddenham-international-school-and-sports-college-e109690): 310 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Westfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-school-e109666): 420 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queen's Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-academy-e136660): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Great Ouse Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-ouse-primary-academy-e144746): 620 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James' CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-academy-e148982): 940 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Polam School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-school-e109720): 1.2 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139547)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139547)

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