Oakley Primary Academy
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 🔒
Oakley Primary Academy is a primary school in Bedford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Oakley Primary Academy 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 2026, Reception had 19 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every Reception applicant in 2026 was offered a place, as at 43 of the 53 other Bedford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 63% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There were 18.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.3 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
- Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils experience a highly supportive school environment.”
- “They know and follow the school values of being ready, responsible and respectful.”
- “They know their well-being is a top priority for staff.”
To improve
- “While there is some variability in how well individual pupils’ needs are met, pupils generally receive the support they need to achieve well.”
- “However, on occasion, the school does not make the adjustments pupils need to access the learning fully or extend their learning further.”
- “This means that some pupils, including pupils with SEND, do not always produce work of as high quality as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 63% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 19 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.
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bromham CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Great Ouse Primary Academy 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St James' CofE Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Edith Cavell Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Scott Primary School & Nursery 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published