Putnoe Primary School

State-Funded School

putnoe-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK41 0DHPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 494 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

49%

Asian

16%

Black

17%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

494

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

36%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

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: 494
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Sept 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
12 Jun 2015	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.