Cotton End Forest School

Community school · Primary school · Bedford, Bedford

MK45 3AG

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

50.1

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#6,972

National rank

#756

In East of England

#12

In Bedford

Top 49%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

77%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

107.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

106.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 59% → 77% ▲ 18.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 418 % FSM ever-6 17.7% % EAL 11.5% Age range 2–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Shortstown Primary School Bedford · 1.0 mi 39.0 Elstow School Bedford · 1.7 mi 53.9 Wixams Tree Primary Academy Bedford · 2.0 mi 53.0 King's Oak Primary School Bedford · 2.3 mi 42.0 Sheerhatch Primary School Bedford · 2.3 mi 32.5 Shackleton Primary School Bedford · 2.6 mi 35.1 Springfield Primary School Bedford · 3.0 mi 35.5 Camestone School Bedford · 3.1 mi 31.2