Edith Cavell Primary School

About Edith Cavell Primary School

Edith Cavell Primary School is a primary school in Bedford, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. Around 287 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Edith Cavell Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 33 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 19.8 pupils per teacher. Edith Cavell Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.