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Bedford Drive Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Bedford Drive Primary, Birkenhead CH42 6RT · bedforddriveprimary.co.uk · 0151 645 1561
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wirral 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 406
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Wirral it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bedford Drive Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 26
- 6% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied