Community school · Bedford

King's Oak Primary School

1–11Ages
826Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109502URN

Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.4 below Bedford median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford

136 applications for 75 places · 31st of 38 in Bedford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 5 Strong standard, 2 Expected standard
11 January 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Bedford median (2.2) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

136 applications · 75 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 1.8; Bedford median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Bedford median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Bedford median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Bedford median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Bedford median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Bedford median median 1.9
2019 1.8; Bedford median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Bedford median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Bedford median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Bedford median median 2.0
2015 1.3; Bedford median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Bedford median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Bedford median in 1 of 13 years.

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	75	136	1.8	74	0.99
Sep 2025	92	141	1.5	90	0.98
Sep 2024	116	169	1.5	108	0.93
Sep 2023	92	138	1.5	80	0.87
Sep 2022	62	111	1.8	51	0.82
Sep 2021	66	132	2.0	64	0.97
Sep 2020	73	125	1.7	71	0.97
Sep 2019	72	127	1.8	69	0.96
Sep 2018	96	170	1.8	94	0.98
Sep 2017	98	154	1.6	96	0.98
Sep 2016	110	179	1.6	96	0.87
Sep 2015	118	158	1.3	94	0.80
Sep 2014	108	156	1.4	72	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 78% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%19th of 49 in Bedford

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Bedford 73% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bedford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bedford 70% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Bedford 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Bedford 71% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Bedford 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bedford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	2%	104	104
2023/24	59%	2%	103	102
2022/23	54%	6%	103	102

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

King's Oak Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Shackleton Primary School
0.8 km · Bedford

2026

2.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Elstow School
1.4 km · Bedford

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Cauldwell School
1.6 km · Bedford

2025

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Shortstown Primary School
1.8 km · Bedford

2026

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Priory Primary School
2.4 km · Bedford

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Camestone School
2.4 km · Bedford

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Bedford

Good2023

2.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Springfield Primary School
2.7 km · Bedford

Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109502 · 822/2156
Capacity: 936 pupils · 826 on roll
Free school meals: 42.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH
Local authority: Bedford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources