Bedford Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Liverpool (Sefton).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Bedford Primary School is a primary school located in Liverpool, Sefton. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 407 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the SOUTHPORT LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Ruth Braithwaite.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Clubs Courses
- Reading Spine
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 149829
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Allan Jones Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Wardale | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Caitlin Venables | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carole Watson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Josie Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Laura Doherty | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Cherith Hancock | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 · until 2030 |
| Ruth Braithwaite | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2008 · until 2028 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record