Sheerhatch Primary School

State-Funded School

sheerhatch-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

MK44 3THPostcode

1.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Sheerhatch 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 129 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 1 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

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: 39%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

129

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 129
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Jan 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Feb 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.