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Queen's Park Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bedford
  • MK40 4HA
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,949 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 60%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 98%98%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 60%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM61% · East of England 64%5/10 Middle+38.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England
Reading score105 · East of England 1064/10 Below+23.5 pts
Maths score105 · East of England 1055/10 Middle+29.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2016/17: 27% · 37 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 32% · 38 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 37% · 52 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 36% · 48 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 49% · 49 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 61% · 57 pupils · East of England 64%61%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2016/17: 0% · 37 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 38 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 52 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 48 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 49 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 57 pupils · East of England 7%0%No exams
Reading score
2016/17: 96 · 37 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 98 · 38 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 101 · 52 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 101 · 48 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 49 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 57 pupils · East of England 10610596No exams
Maths score
2016/17: 100 · 37 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 99 · 38 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 103 · 52 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 100 · 48 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 49 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 105 · 57 pupils · East of England 10510599No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in97.4%
38 of 39 who put it first2014 · 93.0%2026 · 97.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3938
2nd181
3rd111

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Requires improvement
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 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 2026446
Free school meals (past 6 years)36.8%
First language not English72.6%
SEN support14.5%
EHC plan4.2%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils16.8%

Girls 45.4%Boys 54.6%

118.9% full · 375 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.2
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 19.1
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 24.1
  • Other support 9.1

Teachers 20.1 FTE · Whole workforce 53.3 · 70 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,829
Spend per pupil£6,550
Staff spend per pupil£4,869
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£125,000in-year balance

Grants £6,815 · self-generated £13 · premises £577 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS (10 academies) · trust reserve £6,266,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it