Voluntary aided school · Bedford

Riseley CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
121Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
109624URN

High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.6 below Bedford median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford

16 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

5 March 2024
Graded inspection: Good
7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bedford median (2.2) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

16 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Bedford median median 2.2
2025 1.3; Bedford median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Bedford median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Bedford median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Bedford median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Bedford median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Bedford median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Bedford median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Bedford median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Bedford median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Bedford median median 2.0
2015 1.6; Bedford median median 1.9
2014 2.0; 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	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2025	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2024	18	31	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2023	16	24	1.5	15	0.94
Sep 2022	20	27	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2021	21	38	1.8	21	1.00
Sep 2020	28	38	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2019	20	31	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2018	23	39	1.7	21	0.91
Sep 2017	28	41	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2016	24	45	1.9	24	1.00
Sep 2015	28	46	1.6	25	0.89
Sep 2014	19	38	2.0	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%28th of 49 in Bedford

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Bedford 73% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Bedford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Bedford 70% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Bedford 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Bedford 71% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Bedford 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	56%	7%	105	103
2023/24	46%	4%	106	103
2022/23	46%	4%	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

Riseley CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Kymbrook Primary School
4.2 km · Bedford

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Eileen Wade Primary School
4.3 km · Bedford

2025

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Thurleigh Primary School
4.8 km · Bedford

Good2024

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sharnbrook Primary
6.3 km · Bedford

Good2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Kimbolton Primary Academy
7.2 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2021

2.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Pinchmill Primary School
7.6 km · Bedford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School
7.8 km · Bedford

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Great Staughton Primary Academy
8.3 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 67%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109624 · 822/3328
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 224 pupils · 121 on roll
Free school meals: 9.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: High Street, Riseley, Bedford, MK44 1DR
Local authority: Bedford

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