Cauldwell School

State-Funded School

cauldwell-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK42 9DRPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Cauldwell School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 415 pupils. Cauldwell School is part of Heart Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 11 Nov 2025 · published 3 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong 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

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

31%

Asian

43%

Black

14%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

415

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

71%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 415
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Heart Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 1 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Jul 2013	Outstanding	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.