This schoolOther primary schools in Bedford
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 February 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 2 November 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Elstow School, URN 109448
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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 entry89 applications · 42 places offered · 39 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Bedford median median 2.2
- 2025 1.4; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2024 1.6; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2023 1.7; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2022 1.8; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2021 1.6; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2020 1.7; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2019 2.3; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2018 1.8; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2017 2.1; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2016 2.4; Bedford median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.5; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Bedford median
Dashed bars: as Elstow School (URN 109448), 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 | 42 | 89 | 2.1 | 39 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 58 | 82 | 1.4 | 49 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2024 | 53 | 84 | 1.6 | 48 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 101 | 1.7 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 109 | 1.8 | 61 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 54 | 87 | 1.6 | 46 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 100 | 1.7 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 135 | 2.3 | 67 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 109 | 1.8 | 56 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 60 | 124 | 2.1 | 57 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 142 | 2.4 | 70 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 123 | 2.1 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 150 | 2.5 | 81 | 1.35 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 82% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Bedford median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 5% | 107 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 11% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 5% | 105 | 105 |
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
- Elstow SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Bedford20262.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Bedford20261.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · BedfordGood20222.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · BedfordRemains Good20221.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Bedford20252.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Bedford20261.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Bedford20252.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · BedfordGood20222.3applications 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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 144039 · 822/2045
- Trust
- Advantage Schools
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 413 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2017
- Replaced
- Elstow School (URN 109448)
- Address
- Abbey Fields, Elstow, Bedford, MK42 9GP
- Local authority
- Bedford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources