Primary school

St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • SG19 1AX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,085 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2018/19: top 37%37%2022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 94%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM38% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · East of England 106Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · East of England 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2018/19: 72% · 25 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 46% · 26 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 41% · 27 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 38% · 26 pupils · East of England 64%72%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2018/19: 12% · 25 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 26 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 4% · 27 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · East of England 7%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2018/19: 107 · 25 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 105 · 26 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 103 · 27 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 26 pupils · East of England 106107103No exams
Maths score
2018/19: 106 · 25 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 98 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 100 · 27 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 26 pupils · East of England 10510698No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 81.1%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd150
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Satisfactory
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026172
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.0%
First language not English2.6%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan10.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils11.4%

Girls 42.4%Boys 57.6%

63.7% full · 270 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.0
Pupils per adult7.4
  • Classroom teachers 8.2
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 11.4
  • Other support 5.6

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 28 · 52 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,133
Spend per pupil£10,389
Staff spend per pupil£8,821
Reserve per pupil£243
  • +£40,028revenue reserve
  • −£42,216in-year balance

Grants £9,354 · self-generated £779 · premises £393 per pupil