Community school · Central Bedfordshire

Tithe Farm Primary School

2–11Ages
432Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109585URN

Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 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

2.1per place

close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

127 applications for 60 places · 38th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%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 · 10 December 2024Ofsted'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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

127 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; 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 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Central Bedfordshire median in 1 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	60	127	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2025	39	65	1.7	34	0.87
Sep 2024	60	97	1.6	58	0.97
Sep 2023	48	68	1.4	40	0.83
Sep 2022	49	81	1.7	43	0.88
Sep 2021	53	75	1.4	51	0.96
Sep 2020	45	73	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2019	23	40	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2018	30	49	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2017	27	39	1.4	25	0.93
Sep 2016	12	24	2.0	10	0.83
Sep 2015	16	26	1.6	11	0.69
Sep 2014	33	46	1.4	32	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 58% · Writing 58% · Maths 54% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%26th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard58%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard58%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard54%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	41%	0%	101	100
2023/24	45%	0%	101	100
2022/23	51%	0%	102	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

Tithe Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
0.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Houghton Regis Primary School
0.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Lime Tree Primary Academy
1.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Thornhill Primary School
1.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Vale Academy
2.2 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Chantry Primary Academy
2.2 km · Luton

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Chalton Lower School
2.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications 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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109585 · 823/2279
Capacity: 420 pupils · 432 on roll
Free school meals: 22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5JB
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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