Ursula Taylor Church of England School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address High Street
Clapham
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK41 6EG
Phone 01234359128
Reference Number 139990

General Makeup

Number of pupils 361
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.19%
Girls: 46.81%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 19.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 29 19 48
2 28 19 47
3 28 30 58
4 25 33 58
5 25 25 50
6 29 26 55

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 61.5%
White, Other 6.6%
White & Asian 4.7%
African 4.4%
Indian 4.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3%
White & Black (African) 2.5%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
29 Apr 2025 School inspection
29 Oct 2019 School inspection
09 Feb 2016 Short inspection
05 Aug 2013 Academy conversion letter
01 Dec 2011 Full inspection:
Previously as Ursula Taylor VC Lower School
01 Dec 2011 Full inspection:
04 Feb 2009 Full inspection:
04 Feb 2009 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
16 Oct 2000 Full inspection
16 Oct 2000 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 35%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.4
Writing -3.6
Maths -0.2

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 7 2
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Edith Cavell Primary School
Manton Lane, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7NH
1.05 miles
Scott Primary School
Hawk Drive, Brickhill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7JA
1.08 miles
Great Ouse Primary Academy
Seaforth Gardens, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4TJ
1.15 miles
Livingstone Primary School
Clapham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7LG
1.33 miles
Oakley Primary Academy
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1.41 miles
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Brickhill Drive, Bedford, MK41 7QZ
1.48 miles
Brickhill Primary School
Dove Road, Brickhill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7AA
1.49 miles
Polam School
45 Lansdowne Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2BU
1.5 miles
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
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1.52 miles
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1.7 miles
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1.71 miles
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1.76 miles
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1.78 miles
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Grange Lane, Bromham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 8NR
1.9 miles
Hazeldene School
Stancliffe Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9AT
2.05 miles
The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9AT
2.07 miles
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9DQ
2.12 miles
Castle Newnham School
Goldington Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 3EP
2.13 miles
Great Denham Primary School
Greenkeepers Road, Great Denham, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4GG
2.14 miles
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School
Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44 1RF
2.4 miles
Name Distance
Bedford Greenacre Independent School
Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7FZ
0.66 miles
Bedford Modern School
Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NT
0.96 miles
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UL
1.16 miles
Lincroft Academy
Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 7RE
1.39 miles
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 4AZ
1.67 miles
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue, Bedford, MK40 2TU
1.76 miles
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9DT
1.92 miles
Bedford College
Cauldwell Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9AH
2.12 miles
Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9AD
2.2 miles
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9BX
2.28 miles
Bedford Girls' School
Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BX
2.31 miles
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 8PX
2.39 miles
St John's School
Austin Canons, Bedford Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8AA
2.39 miles
Grange Academy
Halsey Road, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 8AU
2.65 miles
KWS School
51 Brunel Road, Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9TJ
2.86 miles
Daubeney Academy
Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7PS
3.24 miles
Bedford Academy
Mile Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9TR
3.31 miles
Kempston Academy
Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7EB
3.59 miles
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Renhold Road, Wilden, Bedford, MK44 2PT
3.64 miles
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3.66 miles
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