Academy converter · Central Bedfordshire

Clifton All Saints Academy

2–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140228URN

Church Street, Clifton, Near Shefford, SG17 5ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.7 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

84 applications for 30 places · 12th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 · 7 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 30 places offered · 42 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 3.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 2.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 2.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 2.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 2.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 2.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Central Bedfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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	30	84	2.8	42	1.40
Sep 2025	30	73	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2024	29	69	2.4	34	1.17
Sep 2023	30	59	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2022	29	72	2.5	37	1.28
Sep 2021	30	94	3.1	37	1.23
Sep 2020	28	72	2.6	28	1.00
Sep 2019	30	71	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	78	2.6	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	61	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2016	30	86	2.9	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	78	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2014	30	78	2.6	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 70% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%9th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	15%	107	105
2023/24	36%	5%	103	99
2022/23	17%	0%	102	101

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

Clifton All Saints AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Raynsford Church of England Academy
1.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Shefford Lower School
2.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Derwent Primary School
2.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Langford Village Academy
3.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Southill Lower School
3.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

2025

2.2applications per place
Campton Academy
3.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2023

2.4applications per place
Gothic Mede Academy
3.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place
Meppershall Church of England Academy
4.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 30%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: 140228 · 823/3306
Trust: Clifton All Saints Academy
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 242 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: All Saints VA CofE Lower School (URN 109616)
Address: Church Street, Clifton, Near Shefford, SG17 5ES
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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