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Houghton Conquest Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 139Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 109458URN

High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.7per place
0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

40 applications for 23 places · 57th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry
1.7applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 23 places offered · 21 named it first

  1. 2026 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  5. 2022 2.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  13. 2014 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6
  • This school
  • Central Bedfordshire 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202623401.7210.91
Sep 202514282.0141.00
Sep 202420402.0291.45
Sep 202321381.8200.95
Sep 202220452.3291.45
Sep 202124361.5251.04
Sep 202020281.4201.00
Sep 201915181.2140.93
Sep 201819231.2170.89
Sep 201720251.3190.95
Sep 201620412.1241.20
Sep 201522251.1221.00
Sep 201420261.3221.10

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
109458 · 823/2057
Capacity
144 pupils · 139 on roll
Free school meals
21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, MK45 3LL
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources