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Ursula Taylor Church of England School

4–11Ages
350Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139990URN

High Street, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 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

1.4per place

0.9 below Bedford median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford

58 applications for 42 places · 38th of 38 in Bedford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted'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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

29 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
30 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Bedford median (2.2) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

58 applications · 42 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Bedford median median 2.2
2025 1.2; Bedford median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Bedford median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Bedford median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Bedford median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Bedford median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Bedford median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Bedford median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Bedford median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Bedford median median 2.0
2015 1.3; Bedford median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Bedford median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Bedford median in 0 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	42	58	1.4	41	0.98
Sep 2025	33	41	1.2	31	0.94
Sep 2024	42	54	1.3	44	1.05
Sep 2023	44	60	1.4	43	0.98
Sep 2022	40	51	1.3	40	1.00
Sep 2021	53	67	1.3	52	0.98
Sep 2020	48	61	1.3	43	0.90
Sep 2019	47	69	1.5	47	1.00
Sep 2018	54	69	1.3	54	1.00
Sep 2017	54	74	1.4	51	0.94
Sep 2016	60	73	1.2	59	0.98
Sep 2015	49	62	1.3	49	1.00
Sep 2014	60	84	1.4	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 43% · Maths 59% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%45th of 49 in Bedford

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Bedford 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Bedford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard43%

Bedford 70% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Bedford 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Bedford 71% England 77%

Higher standard15%

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	35%	4%	103	102
2023/24	69%	4%	106	104
2022/23	43%	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

Ursula Taylor Church of England SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Edith Cavell Primary School
1.7 km · Bedford

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Scott Primary School & Nursery
1.7 km · Bedford

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Great Ouse Primary Academy
1.9 km · Bedford

2026

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Livingstone Primary School
2.2 km · Bedford

Good2023

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Oakley Primary Academy
2.3 km · Bedford

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Brickhill Primary School
2.4 km · Bedford

Remains Good2024

3.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
2.4 km · Bedford

Good2023

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St James' CofE Academy
2.7 km · Bedford

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 54%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: 139990 · 822/3004
Trust: Diocese of St Albans Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 350 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2013
Replaced: Ursula Taylor VC Lower School (URN 109597)
Address: High Street, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6EG
Local authority: Bedford

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