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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School

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

personMrs Gemma Otter

corporate_fareOUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

location_onBedford, MK40 4AT

language Visit Website phone 1234352062

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

354

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Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School is a Academy converter primary school in Bedford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School is an academy converter in Bedford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 328 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #34 of 50 primaries in Bedford and #11,204 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

44%

LA 53%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing53% LA 64%

Maths63% LA 66%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading71% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing51% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading66% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.2

-2.7 to 0.7

-2.5

Write

LA -1.2

-4.2 to -0.9

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.4 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading52% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 67% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA -1.5

-6.7 to -3.6

-1.0

Write

LA -2.5

-2.4 to 0.3

-3.4

Maths

LA -2.1

-4.7 to -2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 45%

Reading55% LA 56%

Writing59% LA 65%

Maths62% LA 57%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -2.9

-5 to -2.2

-4.2

Write

LA -2.4

-5.6 to -2.8

-3.1

Maths

LA -2.7

-4.4 to -1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 October 2023

Inspection Report

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19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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20 January 2015

Inspection Report

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04 April 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-10-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-11-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-01-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 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 328 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	328	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	305	2	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	344	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	326	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	309	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	365	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	354	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	351	2	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	389	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	390	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	381	1	0.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	427	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	410	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	448	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	448	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	444	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	510	3	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	508	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	500	13	2.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	517	5	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	505	4	0.8%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	491	3	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	331	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	329	8	2.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	326	1	0.3%	0.5%

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 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils