Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Podington, 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 🔒
Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in Podington, Bedford for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Christopher Reeves CofE VA 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 Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 43 of the 53 other Bedford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 8 first-choice applications for 8 Reception 2026 offers; families living outside Bedford made 11 of the 21 applications (52%), and 6 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 46% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest 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
- Hinwick Road, Podington, NN29 7HU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 70 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils say that this school is a good place to make new friends.”
- “Pupils appreciate the way that adults always listen to and help them.”
- “The school has a ‘family feel’ because everyone, including pupils, looks out for each other.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, staff are still getting to grips with new approaches to teaching.”
- “As a result, pupils occasionally do not understand concepts when they are first taught.”
- “However, staff are sometimes inconsistent in their expectations of pupils’ behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 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) | 46% | 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, 8 offers in total, 8 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 Lawrence Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Harrold Primary Academy 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sharnbrook Primary 3.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Carlton CofE Primary School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pinchmill Primary School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Turvey Primary School 6.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Riseley CofE Primary School 6.6 mi Good Last distance published