Academy converter · Sefton

Bedford Primary School

4–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149829URN

Quarry Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 9LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.8 below Sefton median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sefton

73 applications for 52 places · 68th of 72 in Sefton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 21 April 2026Published 18 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching				Needs attention
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years				Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

21 April 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
3 March 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Bedford Primary School, URN 104892

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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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Sefton median (2.2) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

73 applications · 52 places offered · 50 named it first

2026 1.4; Sefton median median 2.2
2025 1.3; Sefton median median 2.2
2024 1.4; Sefton median median 2.2
2023 1.4; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Sefton median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Sefton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Sefton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Sefton median median 2.2; as the previous school

This school
Sefton median

Dashed bars: as Bedford Primary School (URN 104892), the previous school.

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	52	73	1.4	50	0.96
Sep 2025	57	71	1.3	51	0.89
Sep 2024	54	75	1.4	51	0.94
Sep 2023 *	60	84	1.4	60	1.00
Sep 2022 *	43	65	1.5	38	0.88
Sep 2021 *	58	91	1.6	59	1.02
Sep 2020 *	60	95	1.6	68	1.13
Sep 2019 *	58	85	1.5	55	0.95
Sep 2018 *	60	91	1.5	59	0.98
Sep 2017 *	59	79	1.3	51	0.86
Sep 2016 *	60	91	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2015 *	54	75	1.4	53	0.98
Sep 2014 *	59	100	1.7	68	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 52% · Maths 55% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%63rd of 69 in Sefton

Sefton 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Sefton 76% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Sefton 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Sefton 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sefton 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Sefton 75% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Sefton 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sefton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	101	100
2023/24	39%	0%	100	100
2022/23	50%	2%	101	100

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 Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School
0.7 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place
St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School
0.7 km · Liverpool

2026

67%met the SATs standard
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School
0.7 km · Sefton

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Sefton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Northcote Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Kirkdale St Lawrence CofE VA Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School
1.4 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.4applications per place 29%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149829 · 343/2093
Trust: Southport Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 52.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2023
Replaced: Bedford Primary School (URN 104892)
Address: Quarry Road, Bootle, Liverpool, L20 9LJ
Local authority: Sefton

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