Bedford Primary School
Quarry Road, Liverpool, L20 9LJ
393 pupils · 94% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Free school meals
- 52.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 38% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 52 | 50 | 73 | 50 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 51 | 71 | 55 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 51 | 75 | 52 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2021) · previous system
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Northcote Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.