Community school · Bedford

Westfield Primary School

3–11Ages
298Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109666URN

Chester Road, Bedford, MK40 4HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 above Bedford median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford

115 applications for 46 places · 13th of 38 in Bedford

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%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 30 June 2026Published 15 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected 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

30 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
25 May 2022
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bedford median (2.2) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

115 applications · 46 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.5; Bedford median median 2.2
2025 3.8; Bedford median median 1.9
2024 4.8; Bedford median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Bedford median median 1.8
2022 2.3; Bedford median median 1.8
2021 2.8; Bedford median median 1.9
2020 2.7; Bedford median median 1.9
2019 3.0; Bedford median median 1.9
2018 2.8; Bedford median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Bedford median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Bedford median median 2.0
2015 1.2; Bedford median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Bedford median in 11 of 12 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	46	115	2.5	42	0.91
Sep 2025	38	144	3.8	31	0.82
Sep 2024	29	140	4.8	24	0.83
Sep 2023	26	49	1.9	21	0.81
Sep 2022	28	63	2.3	26	0.93
Sep 2021	15	42	2.8	14	0.93
Sep 2020	23	61	2.7	19	0.83
Sep 2019	21	62	3.0	20	0.95
Sep 2018	33	91	2.8	32	0.97
Sep 2017	28	65	2.3	21	0.75
Sep 2016	30	66	2.2	19	0.63
Sep 2015	30	36	1.2	4	0.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 60% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%38th of 49 in Bedford

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Bedford 73% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Bedford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Bedford 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bedford 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Bedford 71% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Bedford 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	48%	0%	101	102
2023/24	45%	0%	102	104
2022/23	55%	0%	104	103

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

Westfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Good2022

1.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
0.4 km · Bedford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Great Ouse Primary Academy
1.0 km · Bedford

2026

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Great Denham Primary School
1.0 km · Bedford

Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Academy
1.1 km · Bedford

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Priory Primary School
1.3 km · Bedford

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Livingstone Primary School
1.5 km · Bedford

Good2023

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Cauldwell School
1.6 km · Bedford

2025

2.3applications per place 74%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: 109666 · 822/4072
Capacity: 400 pupils · 298 on roll
Free school meals: 20.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1965
Address: Chester Road, Bedford, MK40 4HW
Local authority: Bedford

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources