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Queen's Park Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Emma Bolton

corporate_fareADVANTAGE SCHOOLS

location_onBedford, MK40 4HA

language Visit Website phone 1234352901

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

413

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Queen's Park Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Bedford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Queen's Park Academy is an academy converter in Bedford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS. The school has approximately 449 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #8 of 50 primaries in Bedford and #4,388 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 53%

Reading84% LA 70%

Writing63% LA 64%

Maths79% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading44% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.2

0.2 to 4.1

3.4

Write

LA -1.2

1.5 to 5.3

2.1

Maths

LA -0.1

0.3 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading62% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 67% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -1.5

-0.5 to 3.2

-2.4

Write

LA -2.5

-4.1 to -0.7

1.9

Maths

LA -2.1

0.3 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 45%

Reading39% LA 56%

Writing39% LA 65%

Maths45% LA 57%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -2.9

-4.4 to -0.2

-1.7

Write

LA -2.4

-3.8 to 0.4

0.8

Maths

LA -2.7

-1.1 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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05 May 2021

Inspection Report

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10 February 2021

Inspection Report

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11 June 2019

Inspection Report

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11 September 2017

Inspection Report

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02 February 2017

Inspection Report

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01 May 2012

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2022-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-09-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-02-02

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-05-01

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 449 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	449	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	443	5	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	468	4	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	452	7	1.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	420	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	427	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	413	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	401	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	414	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	417	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	399	7	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	412	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	404	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	401	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	396	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	440	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	428	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	431	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	493	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	494	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	516	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	507	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 41 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 23 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils