Bedford Primary School

State-Funded School

bedford-primary-school-sefton-north-west-149829

North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

BootleConstituency

L20 9LJPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Bedford Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Sefton, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 393 pupils. Bedford Primary School is part of Southport Learning Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 18 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 39%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

66%

Asian

10%

Black

10%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

393

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 393
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Southport Learning Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Feb 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.