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Bedgrove Junior School

Primary · Aylesbury · HP21 9DN

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 June 2023

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At a glance

479 pupils · 100% of 480 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
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Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
11.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
22.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.bedgrovejunior.bucks.sch.uk/
URN
146809

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

122 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
66%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school66%
Median of its 12 closest peers65.5%
Buckinghamshire average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · 48 miles awayExpected standard62%
St Mary's Church of England SchoolAylesbury · 3 miles awayGood57%
Worthington Primary SchoolSale · 128 miles awayGood68%
Histon and Impington Park Primary SchoolCambridge · 49 miles awayOutstanding85%
Cliff Lane Primary SchoolIpswich · 85 miles awayGood74%
Warden Park Primary AcademyHaywards Heath · 63 miles awayNo current grade60%
Benton Park Primary SchoolNewcastle-upon-Tyne · 223 miles awayGood79%
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery SchoolNorwich · 100 miles awayRequires improvement60%
Arunside School, HorshamHorsham · 55 miles awayGood75%
Floreat Montague Park Primary School and NurseryWokingham · 28 miles awayGood64%
Wallscourt Farm AcademyBristol · 79 miles awayExpected standard67%
North Town AcademyTaunton · 114 miles awayGood58%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 53% (Buckinghamshire 56%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 9% (Buckinghamshire 10%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 9% (Buckinghamshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 9% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Buckinghamshire 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Buckinghamshire 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Buckinghamshire 0%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Buckinghamshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.97 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Buckinghamshire: 2.72 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

91% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 4% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

52% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £41,943; 8.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,474
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £340,000; in-year balance +£195,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier86.5%62.3%
Social housing1.9%17.1%
Privately rented11.6%20.5%
Detached houses1.3%22.9%
Flats13%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms13.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017636 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£430,000314 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£370,000–£525,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (82)£606,000
Semi-detached (175)£422,000
Terraced (34)£352,500
Flat (23)£206,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
5an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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