Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 11 October 2023Graded inspection: Good · as Wilstead Primary School, URN 109492
- 17 March 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Wilstead Primary School, URN 109492
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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 entry- 2026 2.2; Bedford median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2025 2.5; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 3.1; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 2.3; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 2.5; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 3.1; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.6; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2019 2.9; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.1; Bedford median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Bedford median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 2.7; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Bedford median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Bedford median
Dashed bars: as Wilstead Primary School (URN 109492), the previous school.
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 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 * | 22 | 55 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 * | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 29 | 68 | 2.3 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 29 | 73 | 2.5 | 27 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 * | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 18 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 78 | 2.6 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2019 * | 21 | 60 | 2.9 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 28 | 62 | 2.2 | 27 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2015 * | 26 | 69 | 2.7 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 65 | 2.2 | 30 | 1.03 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Wilstead Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood2023
- 1.5 km · BedfordGood20222.3applications per place
- 1.6 km · BedfordGood20242.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · BedfordNot yet inspected2.6applications per place
- 2.6 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · Central BedfordshireGood20241.7applications per place
- 3.7 km · Bedford20261.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · BedfordStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · Central BedfordshireGood20232.5applications 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
- 152261 · 822/2141
- Capacity
- 210 pupils
- Opened
- 1 March 2026
- Replaced
- Wilstead Primary School (URN 109492)
- Address
- Cotton End Road, Wilstead, Bedford, MK45 3BX
- Local authority
- Bedford
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources