Campton Academy

Campton Academy has received its first inspection since becoming an academy, with an overall effectiveness rating of good. The school prioritizes pupils' safety and well-being, leading to a positive learning environment where students feel confident and engaged. With a strong curriculum supported by the Bedfordshire Schools Trust, pupils achieve well, particularly in reading and computing, thanks to targeted interventions and parental engagement initiatives. The school also provides a sufficient personal development programme that benefits students, including those from service families.

Strengths

• Strong focus on pupil safety and well-being.
• Effective reading support with targeted tuition.
• Positive school culture encouraging student confidence.
• Strong engagement with parents to support learning.
• Effective inclusion of pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of checks on pupils' learning by staff.
• Leaders' monitoring does not sufficiently address teaching inconsistencies.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Campton Academy attended 96.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Campton Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Campton Academy had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.3% of pupils at Campton Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Campton Academy received £6,677 and spent £6,030 for each of its 132 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £165,000 (-£1,247 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited, income was £7,313 and spending £7,140 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Campton Academy is part of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Robert Bloomfield Academy Shefford
• Samuel Whitbread Academy Shefford
• Gravenhurst Academy Bedford
• Langford Village Academy Biggleswade
• Gothic Mede Academy Arlesey
• Etonbury Academy Arlesey
• Pix Brook Academy Stotfold
• Lawnside Academy Biggleswade
• Castle Newnham School Bedford
• St Christophers Academy Dunstable

What is Campton Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Campton Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Campton Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Campton Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Campton Academy have?

Campton Academy has 128 pupils on roll.

What age range does Campton Academy cover?

Campton Academy for pupils aged 5 to 9.

Where is Campton Academy?

Campton Academy is at Rectory Road, Campton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5PF.