Edith Cavell Primary School

State-Funded School

edith-cavell-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK41 7NHPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Edith Cavell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 292 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

13%

Black

19%

Mixed

13%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

292

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 292
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

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 10 July 2024. 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
21 Oct 2014	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.