This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 June 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry50 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2023 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2022 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 35 | 50 | 1.4 | 34 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 49 | 63 | 1.3 | 45 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 55 | 71 | 1.3 | 52 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 53 | 64 | 1.2 | 49 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 46 | 50 | 1.1 | 44 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 47 | 53 | 1.1 | 42 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 58 | 66 | 1.1 | 56 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 | 58 | 76 | 1.3 | 58 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 59 | 76 | 1.3 | 60 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2017 | 57 | 71 | 1.3 | 57 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 77 | 1.3 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 76 | 1.3 | 65 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 69 | 1.2 | 62 | 1.03 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Gothic Mede AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.4applications per place
- 1.8 km · Central BedfordshireGood20241.9applications per place
- 2.3 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place
- 2.5 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · Central BedfordshireStandards maintained20252.3applications per place
- 2.7 km · Central BedfordshireStandards maintained20243.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 3.2 km · HertfordshireRequires improvement20242.2applications per place
- 3.2 km · Hertfordshire202664%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
- 140281 · 823/2000
- Capacity
- 300 pupils · 249 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2013
- Address
- High Street, Arlesey, SG15 6SL
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources