Wixams Tree Primary Academy

Free schools·Primary school Bedford·MK42 6BA
Composite score
53.0
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#6,178
National rank
#649
In East of England
#7
In Bedford
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
52 first choices, 55 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
147
any preference, for 55 places
Applications from another council area
20%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820220.9520230.9920240.8520250.942026

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

Every child who put Wixams Tree Primary Academy 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
529
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
19.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
14.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,650
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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School overview

Wixams Tree Primary Academy is a primary school serving Bedford, classified by the DfE as a free school. It has 529 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Wixams Tree Primary Academy 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 14.0 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 top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Wixams Tree Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 52 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 24.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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