Sheerhatch Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bedford
Sheerhatch Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 4–11 (community school). Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Warm and caring relationships emanate throughout the school.”
- “Pupils feel happy, safe and well cared for in this welcoming environment.”
- “The school is calm and conducive to learning.”
To improve
- “Over time, pupils have not achieved as well as they could.”
- “Too many leave school at the end of Year 6 not academically ready for secondary school.”
- “Similarly, too many children leave the Reception Year without the knowledge they need to be successful in Year 1.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Bedford published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bedford.
- Shortstown Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goldington Green Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cotton End Forest School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- King's Oak Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Putnoe Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Renhold VC Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published