Thurleigh Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
Thurleigh Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Thurleigh 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 2026 Reception had 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, with every first-choice family offered a place; 1 of the 9 applications (11%) came from families living outside Bedford.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bedford.
- It has 22 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bedford.
- 28.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.6% 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
- High Street, Thurleigh, Bedford, MK44 2DB
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 92 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm, friendly and nurturing school.”
- “Pupils are happy and safe here.”
- “Respect underpins everything that they do.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects this is still developing, which the school is aware of.”
- “In these subjects, teachers do not always check that pupils have a secure understanding of the knowledge needed to understand more complex ideas.”
- “Pupils do not remember as much as they should in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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.
- Kymbrook Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Riseley CofE Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravensden CofE Primary Academy 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilden CofE VA Primary School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Sharnbrook Primary 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Pinchmill Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published