Livingstone Primary School celebrates ‘good’ Ofsted rating

A primary school in Bedford is celebrating its recent Ofsted rating, which recognised it as a ‘good’ school with an ‘outstanding’ rating in one of the categories.

During the Ofsted inspection of Livingstone Primary School, inspectors especially praised the school’s outstanding and well-developed programme of personal development of pupils.

The report also said that the pupils always do their best to demonstrate the school’s motto of ‘Work Hard, Be Kind!’ saying that they follow the example set by staff who model the positive behaviours and attitudes expected from them.

Teachers were also commended for making the curriculum accessible to all pupils.

“We are pleased with the outcomes of our recent Ofsted inspection,” said Head Teacher Peter Thornes said.

“We’re proud of the achievements the school, pupils, staff and community have made that have enabled such a positive judgement. We are particularly delighted to be recognised as outstanding in the personal development of pupils, which recognises the school’s biggest strength.”

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