Bedford Primary School
Quarry Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 9LJ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2023).
It was replaced by Bedford Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Braithwaite
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 373
- URN
- 104892
- Local authority
- Sefton
About this school
Bedford Primary School was a community primary school in Liverpool. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 373 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bedford Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 |
| Writing progress | +1.60 |
| Maths progress | -0.50 |
How Bedford Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.2% | 51.5% | 373 | — |
| Bedford Primary School | 38% | 7.7% | 51.6% | 393 | 0.0 miles |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 37.3% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | 67% | 5.4% | 40.8% | 461 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | 39% | 6.6% | 56.4% | 440 | 0.5 miles |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.1% | 56% | 490 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.5%
- English as an additional language
- 20.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.2%
- Persistent absence
- 29.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bedford Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bedford Primary School teach?
- Bedford Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Liverpool.
- Has Bedford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bedford Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bedford Primary School?
- Bedford Primary School had 373 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Bedford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedford Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 11 September 2023.