St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt John Rigby Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bedford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 268 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 49% of pupils at St John Rigby Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Bedford and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 49% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- Goldington AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)270 m
- Hazeldene SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- The Hills AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Castle Newnham SchoolAll-through. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- Bedford SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 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).