Raynsford Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

raynsford-church-of-england-academy-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

HitchinConstituency

SG16 6ATPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Raynsford Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 246 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

246

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 246
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 13 November 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
23 Feb 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.