Edith Cavell Primary School
About the school
Edith Cavell Primary School is an open primary school in Bedford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 10 July 2024
- Published
- 23 October 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 58%
- Bedford
- 57%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Bedford
- 3%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 70%
- Bedford
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 64%
- Bedford
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 70%
- Bedford
- 70%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 70%
- Bedford
- 70%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 33%
- Bedford
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 79%
- Bedford
- 78%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Bedford
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Bedford
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Bedford
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
287
Girls
48.43%
Boys
51.57%
SEN support
19.16%
Education, health and care plan
3.83%
English as an additional language
28.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
30.80%
Overall absence
5.2
Persistent absence
17.16