Primary
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AT
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 271 of 525 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Diocese
- Diocese of Northampton
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 34.3
- Pupils per adult
- 8.9
- Pupils
- 306
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
SATs results
44%
11 points below the Bedford average (55% across 51 schools)
103.0
1.6 below the Bedford average (104.6 across 51 schools)
39th of 51 by our score, among the primary schools in Bedford we can score - 70 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 101 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 44% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 45% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 44% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 101.0 |
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Bedford admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Gemma Otter
- Address
- Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AT
- Telephone
- 01234352062