The Duke of Bedford Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

PeterboroughLocal Authority

PeterboroughConstituency

PE6 0STPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Duke of Bedford Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Peterborough, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 221 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 9%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

20%

Pupils

221

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

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: Average
Total pupils: 221
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025. 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
2 Jul 2019	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.