Foundation school · Central Bedfordshire

Robert Peel Primary School

3–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109522URN

Dapifer Drive, Sandy, SG19 1QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.7 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

56 applications for 39 places · 77th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 7 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

7 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 39 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Central Bedfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	39	56	1.4	38	0.97
Sep 2025	58	88	1.5	58	1.00
Sep 2024	49	67	1.4	44	0.90
Sep 2023	36	50	1.4	36	1.00
Sep 2022	51	61	1.2	47	0.92
Sep 2021	40	55	1.4	40	1.00
Sep 2020	35	55	1.6	33	0.94
Sep 2019	50	66	1.3	50	1.00
Sep 2018	50	64	1.3	43	0.86
Sep 2017	60	80	1.3	55	0.92
Sep 2016	32	48	1.5	32	1.00
Sep 2015	49	61	1.2	46	0.94
Sep 2014	36	46	1.3	34	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 66% · Maths 79% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%18th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	0%	104	106
2023/24	64%	0%	104	104
2022/23	64%	5%	104	104

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

Robert Peel Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Laburnum Primary School
0.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Serious weaknesses 2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
0.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Maple Tree Primary School
1.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
John Donne Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

1.5applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Moggerhanger Primary School
3.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Everton Heath Primary School
3.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Northill CofE Academy
3.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place
Caldecote Church of England Academy
4.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place

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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109522 · 823/2202
Trust: Pinnacle Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 26.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Dapifer Drive, Sandy, SG19 1QJ
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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