Primary school

Westfield Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bedford
  • MK40 4HW
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,696 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 85%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 96%96%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 92%2022/23: top 67%67% · 2022/232023/24: top 86%2024/25: top 85%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM48% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England+8 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England−10.7 pts
Reading score101 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England
Maths score102 · East of England 1052/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 23% · 97 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 43% · 75 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 54% · 56 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 44% · 32 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 55% · 33 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 45% · 33 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 48% · 40 pupils · East of England 64%55%23%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 97 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 1% · 75 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 5% · 56 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 3% · 32 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 33 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 33 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 40 pupils · East of England 7%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 97 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 99 · 75 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 100 · 56 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 99 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 33 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 102 · 33 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 101 · 40 pupils · East of England 10610497No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 97 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 75 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 56 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 102 · 32 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 33 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 33 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 40 pupils · East of England 10510499No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
42 of 42 who put it first2015 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4242
2nd532
3rd152

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026298
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.9%
First language not English77.5%
SEN support7.8%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 45.5%Boys 54.5%

74.5% full · 400 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.5
Pupils per adult15.3
  • Classroom teachers 10.1
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 5.7

Teachers 12.7 FTE · Whole workforce 24.1 · 35 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,335
Spend per pupil£6,192
Staff spend per pupil£4,627
Reserve per pupil−£152
  • −£45,329revenue reserve
  • +£42,532in-year balance

Grants £5,831 · self-generated £504 · premises £375 per pupil