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State primary · 2 to 11 · Mixed · 241 pupils

Maple Tree Primary School

Hawk Drive, Sandy, SG19 2WA · Central Bedfordshire
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Ofsted: School remains Good · September 2023Top 19% (7/37)Oversubscribed · 1.1 first choices per place (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
Primary (key stage 2) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 4,903rd of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Top 19%.
Top 19% (7/37)Rank among 37 Central Bedfordshire primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
See the Central Bedfordshire league table →
Inspection
School remains Good, September 2023
Getting in
Oversubscribed for Reception 2026
Results
71% expected standard; 0% higher standard
Size
241 pupils; 30 places a year; classes of 27
Run by
Central Bedfordshire council
Type
Foundation school
Ages
2 to 11 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Expected standard: 71%, against 50% in Central Bedfordshire.
  • Sessions missed: 4.0%, against 4.9% in Central Bedfordshire.
  • Higher standard: 0%, against 3% in Central Bedfordshire.
  • Oversubscribed: 1.1 first choices for each place (Reception 2026).
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outCentral Bedfordshire and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Central Bedfordshire and England
This schoolCentral BedfordshireEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
71%
Better than Central Bedfordshire
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
0%
Worse than Central Bedfordshire
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
4.0%
Better than Central Bedfordshire
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
8.7%
Better than Central Bedfordshire
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
1.3
Better than Central Bedfordshire
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
26.8
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
11%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
24.8
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.1
More sought after than Central Bedfordshire
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.

Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 14 September 2023
DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025

  • School remains Good
  • Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 71% (England 62%) (county 50%)
  • Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 0% (England 8%) (county 3%)

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%62%50%2024/2025
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard0%8%3%2024/2025

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
Primary (key stage 2)Top 19% (7/37)
Central Bedfordshire league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 4.0% of sessions missed; 8.7% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 4.6% and 9.6%
  • Suspensions: 1 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 26.8 pupils; 39% of classes have more than 30
  • 24.8 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 118 m
  • 2 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.1 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 4894 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/254.0%3.0%1.0%8.7%0.0%
2023/245.2%4.2%1.0%15%2.1%
2022/235.3%4.4%0.9%13%0.0%
Schools with a similar intake4.6%9.6%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/251.30.8%30
2023/241.61.2%40
2022/230.80.4%20
Schools with a similar intake0.8

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size26.82025/26
Classes over 30 pupils39%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher24.8November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus118

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 1 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
20250
20240
20232
20220
20210

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO27.32024
PM1013.12024
PM257.12024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals11%2025/26
First language other than English2.9%2025/26
SEN support11%2025/26
Education, health and care plan2.1%2025/26
Girls46%2025/26

Ofsted

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2023.

DateKindOutcome
14 September 2023Ungraded visitSchool remains Good

Admissions

Getting in

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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Reception 2026

  • 34 families put it first for 30 places; 30 of them got in
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.

Things to know
  • Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Reception202630345630
Reception202525254725
Reception202427375527
Reception202328304728
Reception202228325228
Reception202129285127
Reception202030324630
Reception201933335133
Reception201832295029
Reception201740395939

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools

  • Foundation school is run by its local council (Central Bedfordshire), not by an academy trust.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

Robert Peel Primary School0.6 miLaburnum Primary School0.8 miJohn Donne Church of England Primary School1.0 miSt Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School1.1 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Busy Bees at Sandy0.2 miles
Manor Farm Day Nursery0.7 miles
Smilers Nursery Ltd1.1 miles
Harper's Nursery School Ltd1.2 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Sandy and the Central Bedfordshire league table.

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