Willow Grove Primary School

Bedford · MK45 3TE

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 104 pupils, 13.5% FSM

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Willow Grove Primary School

General Information

Address: Fisherswood Road, Wixams, MK45 3TE – View on map
Phone: 07342170222
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Kennedy
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 68 families put it first for 60 places – 11 for every 10 places. 88% of them were offered a place. 24 of the 60 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2025 13 · 2026 11
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

104 pupils out of 840 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 14
% eligible for free school meals: 13.5%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Bedford average)
English as an additional language: 20% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (Bedford 15.5%, typical in England 13.9%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bedford: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bedford, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

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Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £13,547 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

1st of 52 primary schools in Bedford for spending per pupil

#1Willow Grove Primary School£13,547
#2Wilden CofE VA Primary School£12,410
#3Ravensden CofE Primary Academy£11,101

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Willow Grove Primary School£13,547
#2Wilden CofE VA Primary School£12,410
#3Ravensden CofE Primary Academy£11,101
#4Kymbrook Primary School£9,795
#5Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School£9,313
#6Eileen Wade Primary School£9,268
#7Carlton CofE Primary School£8,672
#8Pinchmill Primary School£8,496
#9Sheerhatch Primary School£8,335
#10Roxton Church of England Academy£8,263
#11Priory Primary School£8,179
#12Turvey Primary School£8,136
#13Thurleigh Primary School£8,065
#14Riseley CofE Primary School£7,836
#15St Lawrence Church of England Primary School£7,691
#16King's Oak Primary School£7,458
#17Goldington Green Academy£7,374
#18Renhold VC Primary School£7,199
#19Edith Cavell Primary School£7,096
#20St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School£6,984
#21Bedford Road Primary Academy£6,968
#22Livingstone Primary School£6,898
#23Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy£6,857
#24Shackleton Primary School£6,830
#25Putnoe Primary School£6,816
#26Westfield Primary School£6,777
#27Springfield Primary School£6,765
#28Broadmead Lower School£6,694
#29Brickhill Primary School£6,666
#30Harrold Primary Academy£6,582
#31Queen's Park Academy£6,550
#32Oakley Primary Academy£6,536
#33Scott Primary School & Nursery£6,495
#34Balliol Primary School£6,435
#35Cauldwell School£6,358
#36Sharnbrook Primary£6,353
#37The Hills Academy£6,341
#38Bromham CofE Primary School£6,052
#39Great Denham Primary School£6,012
#40St James' CofE Academy£5,979
#41Shortstown Primary School£5,959
#42Kempston Rural Primary School£5,921
#43Camestone School£5,903
#44Cotton End Forest School£5,830
#45St John Rigby Catholic Primary School£5,768
#46Hazeldene School£5,707
#47Wixams Tree Primary Academy£5,650
#48Great Ouse Primary Academy£5,615
#49Wootton Primary School£5,596
#50Elstow School£5,560
#51Ursula Taylor Church of England School£5,521
#52Lakeview School£2,428

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