John Donne Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Bedford, Central Bedfordshire

MK44 3NL

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

25.8

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#13,449

National rank

#1531

In East of England

#40

In Central Bedfordshire

Top 94%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

29%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

102.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

100.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 42% → 29% ▼ 13.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 121 % FSM ever-6 17.4% % EAL 5.0% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Maple Tree Primary School Sandy · 1.0 mi 46.2 Moggerhanger Primary School Bedford · 1.4 mi 40.3 Laburnum Primary School Sandy · 1.5 mi 41.0 Robert Peel Primary School Sandy · 1.6 mi 37.1 St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Sandy · 2.0 mi 24.7 Everton Heath Primary School Nr Sandy · 3.2 mi 37.7 Potton Primary School Sandy · 4.1 mi 26.6 Edward Peake CofE VC School Biggleswade · 4.5 mi 2.6