Wootton Primary School
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Wootton Primary School is a converter academy in Bedford for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 731 pupils and room for 840. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 71 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 83% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
Bedford Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9JT01234 768239woottonprimary.co.ukMrs Emma Maguire headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 27 March 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (100 offers for 120 places).
| Entry | Places | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 120 | 100 | 100 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.4 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 29.1 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (57), Moderate learning difficulty (23), Autistic spectrum disorder (14), emotional and mental health (8), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (4), Hearing impairment (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 731 | 626 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 18% | 16% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 9% | 10% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.8% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 2.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 7.6% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 18.2% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Wootton Lower School, the school this one replaced in November 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempston Rural Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 439 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Balliol Primary School | Council | 1.5 miles | 355 | Good 2022 | 17 | Compare |
| Bedford Road Primary Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 365 | Report card 2025 | 4 | Compare |
| Marston Vale Middle School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 563 | No overall grade 2024 | 47 | Compare |
| Springfield Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 365 | Good 2022 | 15 | Compare |
| Willow Grove Primary School | Free school | 2.3 miles | 104 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Camestone School | Council | 2.4 miles | 408 | Good 2022 | 34 | Compare |
| Great Denham Primary School | Foundation | 2.6 miles | 677 | Outstanding 2024 | 83 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Wootton Primary School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 71 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 71% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 44 to 88. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 2.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.23 | 2024/25; 487 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Wootton Primary School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Wootton Primary School scores 71 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 83% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 44 to 88, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Wootton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wootton Primary School good at its last full inspection on 27 March 2024.
How many pupils does Wootton Primary School have?
731 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 840 places, so it is 87% full.
Is Wootton Primary School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at Wootton Primary School?
Pupils were in school 95.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 8% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Wootton Primary School?
The average class had 28.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 4% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Bedford Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9JT
- Telephone
- 01234 768239
- Website
- www.woottonprimary.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Maguire
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Chiltern Learning Trust (21 schools)
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward
- Wootton & Kempston Rural
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 November 2024 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151126 · LAESTAB 8222144 · UKPRN 10095831
- Formerly
- Wootton Lower School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Bedford council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.