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St Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Primary Academy school in Bedford MK40 4HN

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  • School Reference Number: 139547
  • Address: Chester Road, Bedford MK40 4HN
  • Headteacher: Mrs Gemma Otter
  • Telephone: 01234 352062
  • Website: stjosephsandstgregorys.com
  • Managing Organisation: Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 525
  • Local Education Authority: Bedford
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 17/10/2023

Rating published on 15/11/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
17 October 2023 16 November 2023 School inspection Good
19 November 2019 13 December 2019 School inspection Requires Improvement
20 January 2015 9 February 2015 Full inspection Good
4 April 2013 5 April 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Unique Reference Number139547
Local Authority Code822
Local Authority NameBedford
Establishment Number4601
School / College NameSt Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-04-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC13
DioceseDiocese of Northampton
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity525
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils326
Number of Boys163
Number of Girls163
Percentage Free School Meals29.50
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5521
Academy trust or TrustOUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10041054
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetChester Road
Locality
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)
PostcodeMK40 4HN
Websitehttp://www.stjosephsandstgregorys.com
Telephone01234352062
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameGemma
Headteacher/Principal last nameOtter
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE06000055
DistrictBedford
Ward CodeE05014510
WardQueens Park
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001084
Parliamentary ConstituencyBedford
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000055
Easting503338
Northing249577
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bedford 013
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bedford 013C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code820
Previous local authorityPre LGR (2009) Bedfordshire
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN100081208895
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003628
LSOA CodeE01017537
Free School Meals84
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139547
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139547
LAESTAB8224601
School nameSt Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityBedford
Parliamentary constituencyBedford
Multi-academy trust UID5521
Multi-academy trust nameOUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
Academy sponsor UID17613
Academy sponsor nameOur Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust (OLICAT)
PostcodeMK40 4HN
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils326
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10288522
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date17/10/2023
Publication date15/11/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139547
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8224601
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSt Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10110325
Previous inspection start date19/11/2019
Previous publication date12/12/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection139547
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8224601
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSt Joseph's and St Gregory's Catholic Primary School and Nursery
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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