John Donne Church of England Primary School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
John Donne Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 119 pupils.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Early yearsprovision
Requires improvement
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 42%
- Higher standard
- 0%
- Reading score
- 103
- Maths score
- 97
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
47%Boys
53%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 119
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2024 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| 30 Mar 2012 | 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.
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