Primary school in Bedford
Wootton Primary School
Bedford Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 9JT
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 27 March 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 731
- Places
- 840
- How full
- 87% full — 731 of 840 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 360 / 371
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 18%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bedford 020D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 67%
- Households in social housing
- 24%
- Households with no car
- 15%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Maguire
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward
- Wootton & Kempston Rural
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- URN
- 151126
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempston Rural Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 67% | 1.4 mi |
| Balliol Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 39% | 1.5 mi |
| Broadmead Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 1.8 mi |
| Bedford Road Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 46% | 2 mi |
| Springfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 51% | 2.1 mi |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | No grade | — | 2.3 mi |
| Camestone SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 48% | 2.4 mi |
| Great Denham Primary SchoolFoundation school | Outstanding 2024 | 72% | 2.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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