Bedford Drive Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Birkenhead, Wirral
Bedford Drive Primary School is a primary school in Birkenhead, Wirral for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bedford Drive, Rock Ferry, Bedford Drive Primary, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 406 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Bedford Drive Primary School.”
- “Pupils are eager to get into school and start learning.”
- “They feel safe and well cared for by staff.”
To improve
- “However, work to ensure that teachers are clear about the knowledge that pupils should learn is still being finalised in a small number of subjects.”
- “In these subjects, teachers are not as clear about the knowledge that pupils should learn.”
- “As a result, some pupils have small gaps in their knowledge when learning something new.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 36 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2025, as Wirral published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wirral.
- Well Lane Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Devonshire Park Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mersey Park Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rock Ferry Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Junior School 0.9 mi Good
- Woodchurch Road Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published