Edward Peake CofE VC School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire·SG18 0EJ
Composite score
2.6
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#14,796
National rank
#1692
In East of England
#50
In Central Bedfordshire
Top 100%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
4%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
410
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
26.3%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
8.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
24.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
4.6%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.8%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
18.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.3
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£9,648
Typical secondary: £7,815

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About Edward Peake CofE VC School

Edward Peake CofE VC School is a primary school in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 410 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 4% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 38.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Overall pupil absence was 6.8%. There are about 14.3 pupils per teacher. Edward Peake CofE VC 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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