1Cauldwell School
Bedford · ages 4 to 11 · URN144528
415 pupils / 412 at Victoria Primary Academy2025/26 · Academic year
Add to comparison- Free school meals: 2.1 percentage points lower
- First language other than English: 4.6 percentage points higher
- SEND: 2.73 percentage points higher
- 3 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
- Report card inspection · inspected 11 November 2025 · published 3 February 2026 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Safeguarding standards: Met; Inclusion: Strong standard; Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Early years: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 December 2021 · published 20 January 2022 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026
Outcome: School remains Good
Matching score and calculation
Score 0.01714. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.
- FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00945.
- First language other than English: difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01150.
- SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.73 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00547.
- Total pupils: difference 3 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00072.
- region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
- faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
- governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.