Bromham CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Bromham CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 March 2023. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Bromham CofE 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 2024/25, 74% 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.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, and its 0.8 first choices per offer was the 2nd lowest of 51 Bedford primary schools.
- Reception 2026 drew 49 first-choice applications for 58 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 9.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 20.8% 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
- Grange Lane, Bromham, Bedford, MK43 8NR
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 496 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “At this friendly school, pupils and adults do everything the ‘Bromham Way’.”
- “Pupils are prepared well for their future lives.”
- “They are extremely polite and go out of their way to make visitors or new arrivals feel welcome at their school.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, teachers miss opportunities to give pupils helpful feedback on their work.”
- “Additionally, when feedback is given, pupils do not always act on it.”
- “This means that errors and misconceptions are sometimes left unaddressed, and pupils’ progress is slowed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2023 (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) | 74% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 49 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.
- St James' CofE Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakley Primary Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Great Denham Primary School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Great Ouse Primary Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published