This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 1 July 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Westoning Lower School, URN 109490
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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 entry28 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2023 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2022 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Central Bedfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Westoning Lower School (URN 109490), 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 | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 11 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2025 | 17 | 21 | 1.2 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 23 | 26 | 1.1 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 16 | 27 | 1.7 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 17 | 27 | 1.6 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 * | 13 | 26 | 2.0 | 14 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2017 * | 17 | 25 | 1.5 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 20 | 26 | 1.3 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 20 | 27 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 25 | 34 | 1.4 | 25 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Westoning Lower SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.2applications per place
- 1.7 km · Central BedfordshireGood20231.9applications per place
- 2.0 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20231.9applications per place
- 2.4 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place
- 2.5 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place
- 3.1 km · Central BedfordshireGood20241.7applications per place
- 4.7 km · Central BedfordshireGood20221.9applications per place
- 4.9 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20241.9applications per place
- 4.9 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20232.7applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 147994 · 823/5201
- Capacity
- 150 pupils · 115 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 June 2020
- Replaced
- Westoning Lower School (URN 109490)
- Address
- High Street, Westoning, Bedford, MK45 5JH
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources