Academy converter · Central Bedfordshire

Biggleswade Academy

2–11Ages
839Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137947URN

Mead End, Biggleswade, SG18 8JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

197 applications for 114 places · 59th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

197 applications · 114 places offered · 99 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6

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	114	197	1.7	99	0.87
Sep 2025	109	150	1.4	69	0.63
Sep 2024	92	150	1.6	75	0.82
Sep 2023	83	165	2.0	76	0.92
Sep 2022	79	154	2.0	74	0.94
Sep 2021	90	147	1.6	83	0.92
Sep 2020	85	146	1.7	82	0.96
Sep 2019	58	115	2.0	58	1.00
Sep 2018	79	128	1.6	78	0.99
Sep 2017	76	129	1.7	76	1.00
Sep 2016	62	100	1.6	55	0.89
Sep 2015	60	91	1.5	57	0.95
Sep 2014	73	108	1.5	71	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 64% · Maths 75% → 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 standard76%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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%	1%	107	106
2023/24	72%	3%	105	106
2022/23	67%	6%	106	106

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

Biggleswade AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lawnside Academy
1.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
1.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place
Langford Village Academy
2.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Caldecote Church of England Academy
3.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Dunton CofE Junior School
3.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2023
Sutton CofE VA Primary School
4.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

2025

3.9applications per place
Southill Lower School
5.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

2025

2.2applications per place
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
5.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 38%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137947 · 823/4006
Trust: Life Academies Trust
Capacity: 957 pupils · 839 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2012
Address: Mead End, Biggleswade, SG18 8JU
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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