Milton Ernest 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 🔒
Milton Ernest 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 17 November 2022. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Milton Ernest 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 43 of the 53 other Bedford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In Reception 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In Reception 2026, 3 of the 17 applications came from families living outside Bedford, and 3 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, High Street, Upper Dean, Bedford, MK44 1RF
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 67 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are hardworking and polite.”
- “Pupils listen to staff, knowing it helps them complete their work well.”
- “Pupils see how staff watch them carefully, stepping in to help pupils if they need it.”
To improve
- “However, the reading of those who do is somewhat laboured and lacks expression.”
- “This affects how well they comprehend the text.”
- “Staff are not quick to promote strategies to address this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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) | 55% | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- Oakley Primary Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pinchmill Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Thurleigh Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sharnbrook Primary 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bromham CofE Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Scott Primary School & Nursery 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Edith Cavell Primary School 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published