St John Rigby Catholic Primary School, Bedford

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St John Rigby Catholic Primary School

Polhill Avenue, Bedford MK41 9DQ

https://www.stjohnrigby.org/

St John Rigby Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 330 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. In September 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust Ltd. (Other schools in this trust include St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, St Edward's Catholic Primary School and The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Admissions, Environment and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Progress, Representation and Disadvantaged pupils.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Hazeldene School
0.4		The Hills Academy
0.4		Castle Newnham School
0.8		Goldington Green Academy
0.8		Brickhill Primary School
1.1		Putnoe Primary School
1.1		Scott Primary School
1.2		Livingstone Primary School
1.2		Priory Primary School
1.3		Edith Cavell Primary School
1.6		King's Oak Primary School
1.6		Shackleton Primary School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is quite high.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is poor.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

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