Bedford Primary School
Quarry Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 9LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth Braithwaite
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Southport Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 393
- URN
- 149829
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01519221467
About this school
Bedford Primary School is a primary academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 393 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bedford Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Trends over time
How Bedford 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 | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 407 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bedford Primary School compares
Bedford Primary School ranked 63rd of 69 primary schools in Sefton 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 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 7.7% | 51.6% | 393 | — |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 37.3% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School | 67% | 5.4% | 40.8% | 461 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School | 39% | 6.6% | 56.4% | 440 | 0.5 miles |
| Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.1% | 56% | 490 | 0.6 miles |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 4.8% | 24.3% | 446 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.6%
- English as an additional language
- 27.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.67%
- Persistent absence
- 23.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
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Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Monica's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Liverpool
Bedford Primary School ranks 161st of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
- Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bedford Primary School teach?
- Bedford Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Bedford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bedford Primary School is Mrs Ruth Braithwaite, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bedford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedford 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 many pupils are at Bedford Primary School?
- Bedford Primary School has 393 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bedford Primary School full?
- Bedford Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 393 on roll (94%), 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 Bedford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bedford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bedford Primary School a selective school?
- No. Bedford Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Bedford Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bedford Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bedford Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bedford Primary School is part of SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bedford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2023/24 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Sefton?
- Bedford Primary School ranked 63rd of 69 primary schools in Sefton 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 19% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- Bedford Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bedford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedford 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 15 July 2026.