Bedford Drive Primary School, Birkenhead
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bedford Drive Primary School excels at creating a caring, safe environment where pupils behave well and feel valued. The school is particularly good at supporting disadvantaged pupils, with the gap between these students and their peers gradually closing. School leaders are actively working to improve teaching quality and have successfully removed poor teaching from the school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' behaviour is good and they feel safe in school - they get on well together and are eager to learn
- School leaders successfully raised standards at the end of Key Stage 2, meeting government floor standards in 2014
- The gaps in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and other pupils are closing
- Phonics teaching has improved, with pupils' performance now broadly in line with the national average
- The school provides excellent spiritual, moral, social and cultural development for pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' achievement in reading and writing at Key Stage 1 remains below expected levels for their age
- Teaching quality is not consistent enough across the school to help pupils progress quickly
- Some teachers have low expectations of what pupils can achieve
- Marking does not always clearly explain to pupils how to improve their work
- Leadership targets lack clarity and measurable success measures to check if improvements are working
Safeguarding
The school's arrangements for safeguarding pupils meet statutory requirements and leaders have successfully created a culture where pupils feel safe and well cared for.
Extracurricular Activities
Sporting activities, visits to local farm and theatre, Chinese New Year celebrations, school council, fundraising events, charity awareness activities
Bedford Drive Primary School requires improvement. While the school has made some progress in raising standards at Key Stage 2 and improving behaviour, teaching quality and pupil achievement remain inconsistent across the school.
At a Glance
48.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 66% to 70%. Maths has remained stable at around 50%. Writing has declined from 58% to 52%.
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
26.4
Infant (KS1)
29.7
KS2
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
406 pupils
420 capacity
14 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birkenhead
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Admissions Demand - Wirral
Places available
3,860
Applications
2,952
Got 1st preference
96.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Wirral (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.4485%
Overall absence
18.15562%
Persistent absence
347
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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