Academy converter · Central Bedfordshire

Lawnside Academy

5–11Ages
283Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145427URN

Lawnside, Biggleswade, SG18 0LX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 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

0.5 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

160 applications for 60 places · 17th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 March 2023Ofsted'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

0.5 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

160 applications · 60 places offered · 61 named it first

2026 2.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Central Bedfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Lawnside Lower School (URN 109500), 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	60	160	2.7	61	1.02
Sep 2025	61	123	2.0	39	0.64
Sep 2024	54	92	1.7	35	0.65
Sep 2023	39	73	1.9	32	0.82
Sep 2022	39	68	1.7	33	0.85
Sep 2021	55	66	1.2	32	0.58
Sep 2020	36	72	2.0	35	0.97
Sep 2019	46	87	1.9	46	1.00
Sep 2018 *	41	100	2.4	41	1.00
Sep 2017 *	54	110	2.0	53	0.98
Sep 2016 *	60	133	2.2	71	1.18
Sep 2015 *	60	115	1.9	63	1.05
Sep 2014 *	59	101	1.7	57	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

This school
Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

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

Lawnside AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

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

2026

2.5applications per place
Biggleswade Academy
1.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

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

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Langford Village Academy
3.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sutton CofE VA Primary School
3.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

2025

3.9applications per place
Dunton CofE Junior School
4.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2023
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
4.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Northill CofE Academy
5.0 km · Central Bedfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications 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: 145427 · 823/2153
Trust: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
Capacity: 420 pupils · 283 on roll
Free school meals: 23.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: Lawnside Lower School (URN 109500)
Address: Lawnside, Biggleswade, SG18 0LX
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

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