Community school · Wirral

Bedford Drive Primary School

3–11Ages
406Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104988URN

Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Bedford Drive Primary, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 above Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

82 applications for 40 places · 22nd of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Wirral median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

82 applications · 40 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 2.1; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Wirral median median 1.9

This school
Wirral median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	40	82	2.1	36	0.90
Sep 2025	44	77	1.8	39	0.89
Sep 2024	59	110	1.9	71	1.20
Sep 2023	55	92	1.7	51	0.93
Sep 2022	60	111	1.9	65	1.08
Sep 2021	58	97	1.7	47	0.81
Sep 2020	60	97	1.6	48	0.80
Sep 2019	60	110	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2018	50	73	1.5	44	0.88
Sep 2017	58	98	1.7	53	0.91
Sep 2016	57	92	1.6	41	0.72
Sep 2015	58	86	1.5	46	0.79
Sep 2014	60	101	1.7	50	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 52% · Maths 50% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%66th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	2%	103	100
2023/24	37%	0%	103	100
2022/23	48%	3%	103	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bedford Drive Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Well Lane Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.6applications per place
Devonshire Park Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Mersey Park Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Rock Ferry Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

Remains Good2020

1.6applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
1.3 km · Wirral

Good2022

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Junior School
1.4 km · Wirral

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
Woodchurch Road Academy
1.4 km · Wirral

2025

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104988 · 344/2000
Capacity: 420 pupils · 406 on roll
Free school meals: 48.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Bedford Drive Primary, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources