King's Oak Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 1–11 · Bedford
King's Oak Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 1–11 (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
- Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 1–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 826 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “All are warmly welcomed and included.”
- “They quickly develop a strong sense of belonging to the school community.”
- “Despite the large size of the school, leaders and staff know pupils extremely well.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, pupils' knowledge is less secure.”
- “In addition, the quality of pupils' work is variable.”
- “Leaders' actions to further develop aspects of pupils' writing such as handwriting are relatively recent and some gaps persist.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 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) | 61% | 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: 74 first-preference applications, 75 offers in total, 74 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
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bedford.
- Shackleton Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elstow School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cauldwell School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shortstown Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Priory Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Camestone School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published