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Wootton Primary School

Primary · Bedford · MK43 9JT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 27 March 2024

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At a glance

731 pupils · 87% of 840 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
17.5% of pupils
English as additional language
9.7% of pupils
SEN support
9.1% of pupils
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.woottonprimary.co.uk
URN
151126

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

99 places offered · 95 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.2%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 11% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,596
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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