Great Denham Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.85 miles
Published by Bedford Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Great Denham Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Great Denham 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 | 0.85 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 0.85 miles from the school, the 5th shortest of 10 Bedford primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 115 first-choice applications for 89 offers: 89 offers went to first-choice families, while 26 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected reading, writing and maths standard (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
- Greenkeepers Road, Great Denham, Bedford, MK40 4GG
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 677 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are excited to attend this vibrant school.”
- “They participate in a wide and interesting set of activities that greatly enhance school life.”
- “Participation in these activities means that pupils are inspired to learn.”
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) | 72% | 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: 115 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 89 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 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bedford Road Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Great Ouse Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kempston Rural Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Camestone School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published