Kymbrook 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 🔒
Kymbrook Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 2–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 July 2024. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Kymbrook 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
- There were 8 first-choice applications for 7 offers for Reception 2026; 7 offers went to first-choice families; 1 first-choice family (13%) was not offered a place.
- 3 of the 16 Reception 2026 applications (19%) came from families living outside Bedford; 0 offers went to them.
- 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
- Kimbolton Road, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2HH
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 76 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy school and are enthusiastic about learning.”
- “They develop independence and confidence.”
- “When approaching something new, pupils are keen to get stuck in.”
To improve
- “There is more work to be done.”
- “However, occasionally staff do not realise when pupils are ready to learn more sophisticated concepts.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 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: 8 first-preference applications, 7 offers in total, 7 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.
- Thurleigh Primary School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Riseley CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Wilden CofE VA Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ravensden CofE Primary Academy 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Eileen Wade Primary School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Renhold VC Primary School 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sharnbrook Primary 5.4 mi Good Last distance published