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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Wootton Lower School, URN 109494
- 3 October 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Wootton Lower School, URN 109494
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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 entry150 applications · 99 places offered · 95 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Bedford median median 2.2
- 2025 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 1.4; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 1.7; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.4; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 1.3; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.4; Bedford median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 1.4; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 1.4; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Bedford median
Dashed bars: as Wootton Lower School (URN 109494), 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 | 99 | 150 | 1.5 | 95 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 106 | 158 | 1.5 | 100 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 * | 114 | 171 | 1.5 | 110 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 120 | 170 | 1.4 | 125 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2022 * | 120 | 198 | 1.7 | 135 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2021 * | 120 | 188 | 1.6 | 128 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 * | 113 | 167 | 1.5 | 98 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2019 * | 102 | 156 | 1.5 | 97 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 * | 90 | 130 | 1.4 | 97 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2017 * | 87 | 117 | 1.3 | 84 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 * | 86 | 118 | 1.4 | 82 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2015 * | 61 | 85 | 1.4 | 59 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 82 | 1.4 | 59 | 0.98 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wootton Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.5applications per place
- 2.3 km · BedfordGood20232.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · BedfordGood20222.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · BedfordNot yet inspected
- 2.9 km · BedfordGood20231.7applications per place
- 3.3 km · Bedford20252.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · BedfordGood20222.1applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · BedfordNot yet inspected2.6applications per place
- 3.8 km · BedfordRemains Good20221.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151126 · 822/2144
- Capacity
- 840 pupils · 731 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2024
- Replaced
- Wootton Lower School (URN 109494)
- Address
- Bedford Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9JT
- Local authority
- Bedford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources