Bedford Drive Primary School
Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Horton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 406
- URN
- 104988
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516451561
About this school
Bedford Drive Primary School is a community primary school in Birkenhead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 406 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 59 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 37% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 66% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 51% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 58% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bedford Drive Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bedford Drive Primary School compares
Bedford Drive Primary School ranked 67th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.5% | 53.1% | 406 | — |
| Well Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 187 | 0.5 miles |
| Devonshire Park Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 40.1% | 413 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6.9% | 58.7% | 247 | 0.6 miles |
| Mersey Park Primary School | 83% | 6.3% | 65% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| Rock Ferry Primary School | 28% | 7.4% | 65.3% | 301 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.13%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.45%
- Persistent absence
- 18.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Well Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Devonshire Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
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Mersey Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Rock Ferry Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Birkenhead
Bedford Drive Primary School ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Birkenhead.
- Bidston Avenue Primary School Primary
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Portland Primary
- Devonshire Park Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rock Ferry Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Well Lane Primary School Primary
- Woodchurch Road Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bedford Drive Primary School teach?
- Bedford Drive Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birkenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Bedford Drive Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bedford Drive Primary School is Mrs Laura Horton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bedford Drive Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedford Drive Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bedford Drive Primary School?
- Bedford Drive Primary School has 406 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bedford Drive Primary School full?
- Bedford Drive Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 406 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bedford Drive Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bedford Drive Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bedford Drive Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bedford Drive Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bedford Drive Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bedford Drive Primary School rank locally?
- Bedford Drive Primary School ranked 67th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bedford Drive Primary School's absence rate?
- Bedford Drive Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bedford Drive Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedford Drive 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 29 June 2026.