Maple Tree Primary School
Hawk Drive, Sandy, SG19 2WA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Pinnacle Trust
- Executive Head
- Mrs Cath Bainbridge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 132236
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01767699806
About this school
Maple Tree Primary School is a foundation primary school in Sandy. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 241 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 September 2023, 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 | 29 | 38 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 55% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 89% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 87% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Maple Tree 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 | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 252 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Maple Tree Primary School compares
Maple Tree Primary School ranked 8th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4% | 11.2% | 241 | — |
| Robert Peel Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 28.7% | 386 | 0.6 miles |
| Laburnum Primary School | 63% | 5.8% | 24.3% | 174 | 0.8 miles |
| John Donne Church of England Primary School | 29% | 5.5% | 17.4% | 119 | 1.0 miles |
| St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School | 38% | 5.8% | 18% | 172 | 1.1 miles |
| Moggerhanger Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 15.6% | 119 | 1.8 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)
- 11.22%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 8.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robert Peel Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sandy
-
Laburnum Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sandy
-
John Donne Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sandy
-
Moggerhanger Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Sandy
Maple Tree Primary School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Sandy.
- Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School Primary
- Gamlingay Village Primary Primary
- Laburnum Primary School Primary
- Potton Primary School Primary
- Robert Peel Primary School Primary
- St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School Primary
- Sandy Secondary School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Maple Tree Primary School teach?
- Maple Tree Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sandy.
- Who is the executive head of Maple Tree Primary School?
- The executive head of Maple Tree Primary School is Mrs Cath Bainbridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Maple Tree Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maple Tree 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 Maple Tree Primary School?
- Maple Tree Primary School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Maple Tree Primary School full?
- Maple Tree Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 241 on roll (96%), 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 Maple Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Maple Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Maple Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Maple Tree Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Maple Tree Primary School?
- Maple Tree Primary School is part of Pinnacle Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Maple Tree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Maple Tree Primary School rank locally?
- Maple Tree Primary School ranked 8th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Maple Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Maple Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maple Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maple Tree 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 30 June 2026.