Pinchmill Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 2–11 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bedford Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Pinchmill Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Pinchmill Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 29% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bedford.
- The latest Ofsted outcome, on 20 May 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome was Good, on 18 September 2014.
- Reception 2026 drew 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, every first-choice family was offered a place, and the Reception 2027 admission number is 15 places.
- It had 88 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 18.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bedford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bedford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Old Road, Felmersham, Bedford, MK43 7JD
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 88 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Pinchmill Primary are confident, respectful and enthusiastic.”
- “They wholeheartedly embrace the school’s values of ‘respect, responsible and ready’, demonstrating positive attitudes and taking pride in their work.”
- “They collaborate effectively, eager to share ideas and support one another.”
To improve
- “However, older pupils are not achieving as well as they could because they have gaps in their knowledge and understanding.”
- “However, in other areas of the curriculum, pupils’ starting points have not been appropriately considered.”
- “This means that staff do not adapt the learning to meet pupils needs consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2025 (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) | 29% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bedford.
- Sharnbrook Primary 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Carlton CofE Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Harrold Primary Academy 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakley Primary Academy 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thurleigh Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bromham CofE Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published