Scott Primary School & Nursery
Hawk Drive, Brickhill, Bedford, MK41 7JA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anita Barker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 469
- URN
- 109512
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01234352630
About this school
Scott Primary School & Nursery is a community primary school in Bedford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 469 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 86 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 57% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 66% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 64% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Scott Primary School & Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bedford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 50.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 53.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 521 |
| 2023/24 | 509 |
| 2024/25 | 478 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scott Primary School & Nursery compares
Scott Primary School & Nursery ranked 25th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.3% | 16.7% | 469 | — |
| Brickhill Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 17.8% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| Edith Cavell Primary School | 58% | 5.2% | 30.8% | 292 | 0.8 miles |
| Hazeldene School | 75% | 3.7% | 17% | 443 | 1.0 miles |
| The Hills Academy | 63% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 442 | 1.0 miles |
| Livingstone Primary School | 49% | 5.1% | 35.5% | 457 | 1.0 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)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.34%
- Persistent absence
- 8.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brickhill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Edith Cavell Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Hazeldene School1.0 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
The Hills Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Livingstone Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Bedford
Scott Primary School & Nursery ranks 24th of the 53 ranked primary schools in Bedford.
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primary
- Brickhill Primary School Primary
- Broadmead Lower School Primary
- Bromham CofE Primary School Primary
- Camestone School Primary
- Carlton CofE Primary School Primary
- Castle Newnham School Primary
- Cauldwell School Primary
- Cotton End Forest School Primary
- Cranfield Church of England Academy Primary
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Scott Primary School & Nursery teach?
- Scott Primary School & Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedford.
- Who is the headteacher of Scott Primary School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of Scott Primary School & Nursery is Mrs Anita Barker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scott Primary School & Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scott Primary School & Nursery, 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 Scott Primary School & Nursery?
- Scott Primary School & Nursery has 469 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Scott Primary School & Nursery full?
- Scott Primary School & Nursery has capacity for 472 pupils and 469 on roll (99%), 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 Scott Primary School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. Scott Primary School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Scott Primary School & Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scott Primary School & Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Scott Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scott Primary School & Nursery rank locally?
- Scott Primary School & Nursery ranked 25th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scott Primary School & Nursery's absence rate?
- Scott Primary School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scott Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scott Primary School & Nursery'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.