Bedford Drive Primary School

Primary · Wirral · CH42 6RT · URN 104988

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-11-15Cohort 406

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 56

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 80 schools in Wirral

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
38%
Wirral 53.3%England 61%
15.3 percentage points below the area average of 53.3
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
2%
Wirral 5.6%England 8%
3.6 percentage points below the area average of 5.6
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Wirral 104.28England 105
1.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
100
Wirral 103.04England 105
3 below the area average of 103
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Wirral 103.68England 105
0.7 below the area average of 103.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
18%
Wirral 23%England 32%
5 percentage points below the area average of 23
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
70%
Wirral 69%
1 percentage points above the area average of 69
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
52%
Wirral 63.5%
11.5 percentage points below the area average of 63.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
50%
Wirral 64.9%
14.9 percentage points below the area average of 64.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
56
Wirral 42
13.7 above the area average of 42.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Wirral	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	38% Wirral 53.3%England 61%	15.3 percentage points below the area average of 53.3	23 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	2% Wirral 5.6%England 8%	3.6 percentage points below the area average of 5.6	6 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Wirral 104.28England 105	1.3 below the area average of 104.3	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	100 Wirral 103.04England 105	3 below the area average of 103	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Wirral 103.68England 105	0.7 below the area average of 103.7	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	18% Wirral 23%England 32%	5 percentage points below the area average of 23	14 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	70% Wirral 69%	1 percentage points above the area average of 69	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	52% Wirral 63.5%	11.5 percentage points below the area average of 63.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	50% Wirral 64.9%	14.9 percentage points below the area average of 64.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	56 Wirral 42	13.7 above the area average of 42.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Wirral · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.5 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 7.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 48.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 15.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 18% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 2% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 38% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 77.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Bedford Drive Primary School Good at its inspection on 15/11/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Bedford Drive Primary School is a primary school in Wirral, postcode CH42 6RT (URN 104988).
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