Clifton All Saints Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Street
Clifton
Near Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5ES
Phone 01462628444
Reference Number 140228

Clifton All Saints Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Since its academy conversion in 2013, this is the school’s first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school fosters a happy and inclusive environment where students thrive academically while also developing socially and emotionally. The commitment to a high-priority reading curriculum has notably enhanced pupils' learning experiences.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 241
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.45%
Girls: 48.55%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 16 14 30
2 16 13 29
3 14 17 31
4 14 13 27
5 14 13 27
6 10 9 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.6%
White, Other 4.6%
Indian 2.9%
Mixed, Other 2.9%
White & Asian 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.2%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 07 Dec 2022
Date Report
07 Dec 2022 School inspection:
04 Oct 2013 Academy conversion letter
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
Previously as All Saints VA CofE Lower School
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
31 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
21 Oct 2003 Full inspection
21 Oct 2003 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate kindness and care for one another.
  • The curriculum is well-planned and encourages deep understanding.
  • Teachers possess strong subject knowledge and model skills effectively.
  • Strong commitment to early reading and phonics education.
  • Pupils feel safe and are confident in reporting incidents.
  • Opportunities for leadership roles are available for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment practices in some subjects are not effectively supporting learning.
  • Teachers lack information to adapt their planning for pupils who have misconceptions or insecure understanding.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

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 107
Maths 105

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 -10.2
Writing -11.2
Maths -9.5

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 0
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 2 0

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