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Wixams Tree Primary Academy

4–11Ages
559Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143926URN

Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA · 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

2.7per place

0.4 above Bedford median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford

147 applications for 55 places · 8th of 38 in Bedford

Every year since 2018

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 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

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Bedford median (2.2) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

147 applications · 55 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.7; Bedford median median 2.2
2025 1.9; Bedford median median 1.9
2024 1.6; Bedford median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Bedford median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Bedford median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Bedford median median 1.9
2020 2.4; Bedford median median 1.9
2019 2.3; Bedford median median 1.9
2018 2.4; Bedford median median 1.9

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	55	147	2.7	52	0.95
Sep 2025	55	102	1.9	47	0.85
Sep 2024	73	116	1.6	72	0.99
Sep 2023	77	141	1.8	73	0.95
Sep 2022	90	144	1.6	88	0.98
Sep 2021	60	142	2.4	72	1.20
Sep 2020	60	145	2.4	70	1.17
Sep 2019	51	115	2.3	47	0.92
Sep 2018	31	73	2.4	29	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%21st of 49 in Bedford

Bedford 58% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Bedford 73% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Bedford 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Bedford 70% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Bedford 3% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Bedford 71% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Bedford 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	60%	12%	105	105
2023/24	46%	2%	103	100
2022/23	38%	0%	103	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

Wixams Tree Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lakeview School
0.7 km · Bedford

Good2022

2.3applications per place
Willow Grove Primary School
0.7 km · Bedford

Not yet inspected

2.6applications per place
Wilstead Primary School
1.6 km · Bedford

Good2023
Elstow School
2.7 km · Bedford

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Houghton Conquest Primary School
2.9 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Springfield Primary School
3.0 km · Bedford

Good2022

2.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Broadmead Lower School
3.4 km · Bedford

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Cotton End Forest School
3.4 km · Bedford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143926 · 822/2002
Trust: Knowledge Schools Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 559 on roll
Free school meals: 18.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Address: Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA
Local authority: Bedford

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