Voluntary controlled school · Bedford

Bromham CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
496Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
109611URN

Grange Lane, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Bedford median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford

123 applications for 58 places · 22nd of 38 in Bedford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
2 July 2013
Graded inspection: 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 Bedford median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

123 applications · 58 places offered · 49 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Bedford median median 2.2
2025 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Bedford median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Bedford median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Bedford median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Bedford median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Bedford median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Bedford median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Bedford median median 2.0
2015 1.5; 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	58	123	2.1	49	0.84
Sep 2025	74	108	1.5	68	0.92
Sep 2024	66	123	1.9	63	0.95
Sep 2023	71	111	1.6	69	0.97
Sep 2022	69	125	1.8	65	0.94
Sep 2021	56	101	1.8	52	0.93
Sep 2020	72	106	1.5	64	0.89
Sep 2019	53	79	1.5	51	0.96
Sep 2018	52	81	1.6	51	0.98
Sep 2017	60	106	1.8	66	1.10
Sep 2016	60	98	1.6	67	1.12
Sep 2015	52	79	1.5	49	0.94
Sep 2014	75	108	1.4	73	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%5th of 49 in Bedford

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Bedford 73% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Bedford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Bedford 70% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Bedford 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Bedford 71% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Bedford 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	74%	4%	109	106
2023/24	57%	3%	108	104
2022/23	73%	5%	110	105

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

Bromham CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Academy
2.1 km · Bedford

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Oakley Primary Academy
2.4 km · Bedford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Great Denham Primary School
2.7 km · Bedford

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Great Ouse Primary Academy
2.9 km · Bedford

2026

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
2.9 km · Bedford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Ursula Taylor Church of England School
3.1 km · Bedford

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
3.2 km · Bedford

2026

2.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Queen's Park Academy
3.3 km · Bedford

Good2022

1.5applications per place 61%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109611 · 822/3020
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 600 pupils · 496 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Grange Lane, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8NR
Local authority: Bedford

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