Academy sponsor led · Central Bedfordshire

Langford Village Academy

4–11Ages
295Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140835URN

Church Street, Langford, Biggleswade, SG18 9QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

77 applications for 45 places · 64th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 24 April 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

24 April 2024
Graded inspection: Good
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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)

77 applications · 45 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 0.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Central Bedfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Langford Lower School (URN 109465), the previous school.

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	45	77	1.7	40	0.89
Sep 2025	45	87	1.9	52	1.16
Sep 2024	45	65	1.4	47	1.04
Sep 2023	36	55	1.5	36	1.00
Sep 2022	55	74	1.4	52	0.95
Sep 2021	30	59	2.0	36	1.20
Sep 2020	34	56	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2019	40	56	1.4	34	0.85
Sep 2018	32	44	1.4	30	0.94
Sep 2017	23	31	1.4	23	1.00
Sep 2016	31	31	1.0	27	0.87
Sep 2015	32	36	1.1	28	0.88
Sep 2014 *	45	25	0.6	21	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 71% · Maths 67% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%12th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	62%	0%	103	103
2023/24	60%	0%	102	102
2022/23	25%	0%	100	97

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

Langford Village AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Biggleswade Academy
2.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Raynsford Church of England Academy
3.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Lawnside Academy
3.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2023

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

2026

2.5applications per place
Clifton All Saints Academy
3.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Southill Lower School
3.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

2025

2.2applications per place
Caldecote Church of England Academy
4.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Gothic Mede Academy
5.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140835 · 823/2004
Trust: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
Capacity: 315 pupils · 295 on roll
Free school meals: 17.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Langford Lower School (URN 109465)
Address: Church Street, Langford, Biggleswade, SG18 9QA
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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