Arnold Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Bedford, Central Bedfordshire

MK45 4JZ

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

47.2

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

#7,995

National rank

#864

In East of England

#17

In Central Bedfordshire

Top 56%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

60%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

106.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

105.0

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) 50% → 60% ▲ 10.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 699 % FSM ever-6 11.9% % EAL 3.6% Age range 9–13 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

Location

Nearby primary schools

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