Pix Brook Academy

Free schools·Primary school Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire·SG5 4HB
Composite score
46.0
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#8,821
National rank
#951
In East of England
#19
In Central Bedfordshire
Top 60%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Age range
9–16
Pupils on roll
865
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.1%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
3.1%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.9%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
5.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.9%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
14.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,035
Typical secondary: £7,815

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Location

Pix Brook Academy at a glance

Located in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire, Pix Brook Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a free school. The school educates roughly 865 pupils aged 9 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 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 11.0 percentage points compared with 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 106 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. 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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