John Donne Church of England Primary School
About the school
John Donne Church of England Primary School is an open primary school in Central Bedfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 28 November 2023
- Published
- 25 January 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Requires improvement
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 29%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 50%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 6%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 70%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 61%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 35%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 59%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 6%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 20%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 82%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 78%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Central Bedfordshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 100
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
121
Girls
57.02%
Boys
42.98%
SEN support
19.83%
Education, health and care plan
3.31%
English as an additional language
5.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.43%
Overall absence
5.47
Persistent absence
14.12