Thurleigh Primary School
High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Thurleigh Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Bedford. It ranks 31st of 52 primary schools in Bedford. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 17 April 2024, report published 9 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 17 April 2024
This is a warm, friendly and nurturing school. Pupils are happy and safe here. Respect underpins everything that they do. Pupils appreciate and celebrate everyone's differences. Pupils enjoy the engaging lessons that teachers plan across the curriculum. They know staff have high expectations of them in everything that they do. Pupils work hard to meet them. This creates a positive atmosphere throughout the school. Pupils take great pride in their work, and they achieve well. All pupils are polite and courteous. Pupils know that staff will deal with any issues fairly and respectfully. The effective reward system reinforces what pupils achieve and their positive attitudes. Pupils are active citizens. They make meaningful contributions to their close-knit community. They contribute to litter picking, make and distribute Christmas cards to residents in the community and participate in local competitions. Pupils know and understand what democracy is. They vote for who will be head boy and girl, school council members and house captains. This develops leadership opportunities throughout the school, promoting confidence and independence in pupils.
What the school should improve
- On a few occasions sufficient accuracy is not given to the teaching of letter sounds for pupils. As a result, some pupils struggle to develop sufficient phonics knowledge on which to build. The school should rigorously check that these pupils know the individual sounds well before they try to blend these sounds together.
- In a few foundation subjects, staff do not use assessment information well enough to ensure that pupils know and remember the important knowledge they need to build more complex knowledge on. Staff are therefore teaching more complex knowledge without checking the pupils have the initial base knowledge. The school should ensure teachers accurately use the information from assessments to inform their planning and to adapt the curriculum accordingly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
92 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Thurleigh Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kymbrook Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Milton Ernest CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
| Riseley CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Ravensden CofE Primary Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 9% met the expected standard |
| Wilden CofE VA Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Debonair Brown
- Phone
- 01234771252
- Address
- High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DB
- Local authority
- Bedford
- URN
- 109486
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.