Ursula Taylor Church of England School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Ursula Taylor Church of England School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Ursula Taylor Church of England 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 was the case at 43 of the 53 other Bedford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There are 21.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bedford.
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 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
- High Street, Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6EG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 350 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this this school.”
- “They progress exceptionally well from their starting points.”
- “As a result, pupils achieve well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2025 (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) | 35% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 41 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.
- Edith Cavell Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Scott Primary School & Nursery 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Great Ouse Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakley Primary Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brickhill Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' CofE Academy 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published