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John Donne Church of England Primary School

URN
109615
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
John Donne Church of England Primary School
URN
109615
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

37 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

50

Admissions Value

35

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
25 January 2024
Inspection date
28 November 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2024

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

11

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

17

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

11

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.55×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Central Bedfordshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.johndonne.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Central Bedfordshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

59.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

71.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

35.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

29.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

MK44 3NL - High Street, Blunham, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Contact details

Address
High Street, Blunham, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Postcode
MK44 3NL
Phone
1767640346
Website
www.johndonne.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Central Bedfordshire
Local authority code
823

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 240 schools in Central Bedfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

240

Open schools

135

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

148

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

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  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2024

  • Personal development

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2024

  • Early years

    Requires improvement

    Graded 25 January 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    25 January 202428 November 2023S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 25 January 2024
    21 March 20229 February 2022-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 21 March 2022
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      25 January 2024
      Inspected
      28 November 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      21 March 2022
      Inspected
      9 February 2022
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    64.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 11

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary148 (62.7%)
    • Secondary26 (11.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other62 (26.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Maple Tree Primary School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Sandy Secondary School2.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    Moggerhanger Primary School2.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Laburnum Primary School2.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Robert Peel Primary School2.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Laburnum Primary School2.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Alban Church of England Academy2.5 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Alban VA Church of England Middle School2.5 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy2.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Great Barford Lower School2.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Maple Tree Primary School
      Distance
      1.7 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Sandy Secondary School
      Distance
      2.0 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Moggerhanger Primary School
      Distance
      2.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Laburnum Primary School
      Distance
      2.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Central Bedfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints VA CofE Lower SchoolPrimarySG17 5ESClosed
    Ardley Hill AcademyPrimaryLU6 3NZOpen
    Ardley Hill Lower SchoolPrimaryLU6 3NZClosed
    Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolPrimaryLU6 1EWOpen
    Aspley Guise Village SchoolPrimaryMK17 8JTClosed
    • All Saints VA CofE Lower School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SG17 5ES
      Status
      Closed
    • Ardley Hill Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 3NZ
      Status
      Open
    • Ardley Hill Lower School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 3NZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 1EW
      Status
      Open
    • Aspley Guise Village School
    Robert Peel Primary School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Laburnum Primary School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Alban Church of England Academy
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Alban VA Church of England Middle School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy
    Distance
    2.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Great Barford Lower School
    Distance
    2.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK17 8JT
    Status
    Closed