Shortstown Primary School

State-Funded School

shortstown-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

MK42 0GSPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Shortstown Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, 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 479 pupils. Shortstown Primary School is part of Heart Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 19 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
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: 45%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

51%

Asian

20%

Black

11%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

479

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

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: Average
Total pupils: 479
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Heart Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
10 May 2013	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.