Shackleton Primary School

State-Funded School

shackleton-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK42 9LZPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Shackleton Primary 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 487 pupils. Shackleton Primary School is part of Heart Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 12 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 43%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

30%

Black

14%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

487

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

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: 487
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Heart Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
21 Jan 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.