Hazeldene School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.88 miles
Published by Bedford Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hazeldene School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Hazeldene 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 | 0.88 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.88 miles away, the 5th longest of 10 Bedford primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- The last distance offered for Reception moved nearer the school in 2026 than in 2025.
- There were 75 first-choice applications for 60 offers for Reception 2026; 59 offers went to first-choice families; 16 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Stancliffe Road, Bedford, MK41 9AT
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 443 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Hazeldene School.”
- “They see it as a special place where everyone shows kindness and mutual respect.”
- “Pupils understand the school’s core values, such as perseverance, resilience and ambition.”
To improve
- “However, younger pupils occasionally do not receive the extra practice they need to form letters correctly and develop fluent handwriting.”
- “This hampers their ability to communicate what they know through their writing and slows their progress through the later curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 75% | 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: 75 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.
- The Hills Academy 0.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Brickhill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Putnoe Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Goldington Green Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Scott Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Edith Cavell Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published