St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

SG19 1AXPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 172 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 41%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

12%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

172

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 172
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 8 December 2022. 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
10 Mar 2017	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.