Goldington Green Academy
Goldington Green, Bedford, MK41 0DP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HEART ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Skingsley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Harpur Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 576
- URN
- 139523
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01234326335
About this school
Goldington Green Academy is a primary academy in Bedford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 576 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 89 | 89 | 81 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 78% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
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 Goldington Green Academy 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 | 48% | 50.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 53.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 627 |
| 2023/24 | 608 |
| 2024/25 | 581 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Goldington Green Academy compares
Goldington Green Academy ranked 19th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.2% | 35.2% | 576 | — |
| Putnoe Primary School | 57% | 5.1% | 39.8% | 494 | 0.7 miles |
| St John Rigby Catholic Primary School | 49% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 268 | 0.8 miles |
| The Hills Academy | 63% | 3.8% | 13.4% | 442 | 0.9 miles |
| Hazeldene School | 75% | 3.7% | 17% | 443 | 0.9 miles |
| Castle Newnham School | 67% | 4.6% | 9.3% | 624 | 1.1 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)
- 35.2%
- English as an additional language
- 33.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Putnoe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bedford
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St John Rigby Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bedford
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The Hills Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bedford
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Hazeldene School0.9 miles
Primary · Bedford
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Castle Newnham School1.1 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Bedford
Goldington Green Academy ranks 17th 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 Goldington Green Academy teach?
- Goldington Green Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedford.
- Who is the headteacher of Goldington Green Academy?
- The headteacher of Goldington Green Academy is Mrs Caroline Skingsley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Goldington Green Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Goldington Green Academy, 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 Goldington Green Academy?
- Goldington Green Academy has 576 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Goldington Green Academy full?
- Goldington Green Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 576 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Goldington Green Academy a faith school?
- No. Goldington Green Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Goldington Green Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Goldington Green Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Goldington Green Academy?
- Goldington Green Academy is part of HEART ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Goldington Green Academy have?
- The schools register lists Goldington Green Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Goldington Green Academy'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 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Goldington Green Academy rank locally?
- Goldington Green Academy ranked 19th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Goldington Green Academy's absence rate?
- Goldington Green Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Goldington Green Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Goldington Green Academy'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 8 July 2026.