Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 20 May 2025Graded inspection, no overall grade
- 1 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry13 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Bedford median median 2.2
- 2025 2.3; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2024 2.2; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2023 2.1; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2022 2.7; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2021 1.6; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2020 3.6; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2018 1.8; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2017 4.8; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2016 2.2; Bedford median median 2.0
- 2015 1.8; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2014 1.9; Bedford median median 1.9
- This school
- Bedford median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 13 | 27 | 2.1 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 10 | 19 | 1.9 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 11 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 43% · Writing 29% · Maths 43% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Bedford median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 29% | 0% | 99 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 29% | 0% | 98 | 96 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Pinchmill Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · BedfordGood20241.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · BedfordRemains Good20223.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 4.5 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · BedfordGood20231.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · BedfordGood20242.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
- 6.8 km · BedfordRemains Good20232.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 109451 · 822/2048
- Trust
- North Bedfordshire Schools Trust (NBST)
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 88 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- The Old Road, Felmersham, Bedford, MK43 7JD
- Local authority
- Bedford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources