Eileen Wade Primary School

Foundation school·Primary school Huntingdon, Bedford·PE28 0ND
Composite score
62.3
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National rank
#350
In East of England
#1
In Bedford
Top 23%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
20%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 02/12/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
5 first choices, 6 places
First choices per place
0.83
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
12
any preference, for 6 places
Applications from another council area
58%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.522.5
1 per place
1.1720221.9020230.8320240.9320250.832026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Eileen Wade Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
70
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,268
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Eileen Wade Primary School at a glance

Located in Huntingdon, Bedford, Eileen Wade Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 70 pupils aged 4 to 11. 60% 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 fallen by 17.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 20% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Eileen Wade Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Eileen Wade 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.

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