Camestone School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bedford
Camestone School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 September 2022. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8NW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 408 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Camestone School.”
- “They demonstrate the school values in the way they behave and treat one another.”
- “Pupils are polite, making sure that everyone is made to feel welcome.”
To improve
- “Some leaders have had less opportunity to check the effectiveness of curriculum delivery.”
- “These leaders have not addressed some teachers lacking the required subject knowledge.”
- “These teachers find it challenging to teach some subjects confidently and clearly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (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) | 48% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 46 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
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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.
- Springfield Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bedford Road Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cauldwell School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Balliol Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Elstow School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Shackleton Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Queen's Park Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published