Springfield Primary School
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Monique Berry
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 145219
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01234306000
About this school
Springfield Primary School is a primary academy in Bedford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 365 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 | 69 | 61 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 49% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 39% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 57% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Springfield 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 | Bedford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 50.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 53.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 367 |
| 2023/24 | 391 |
| 2024/25 | 378 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield Primary School compares
Springfield Primary School ranked 34th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.6% | 32.8% | 365 | — |
| Camestone School | 48% | 4.6% | 11.8% | 408 | 0.4 miles |
| Bedford Road Primary Academy | 46% | 5.4% | 30% | 365 | 0.6 miles |
| Balliol Primary School | 39% | 4.7% | 35.5% | 355 | 0.7 miles |
| Elstow School | 74% | 4.9% | 21.5% | 413 | 0.9 miles |
| Cauldwell School | 74% | 4.3% | 26% | 415 | 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)
- 32.8%
- English as an additional language
- 40.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.55%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Camestone School0.4 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Bedford Road Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Balliol Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Elstow School0.9 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Cauldwell School1.1 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Bedford
Springfield Primary School ranks 34th 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 Springfield Primary School teach?
- Springfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedford.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Springfield Primary School is Miss Monique Berry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield 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 Springfield Primary School?
- Springfield Primary School has 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Springfield Primary School full?
- Springfield Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 365 on roll (87%), 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 Springfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Springfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Springfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Springfield Primary School?
- Springfield Primary School is part of CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Springfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springfield Primary School rank locally?
- Springfield Primary School ranked 34th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Springfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield 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 10 July 2026.