Cauldwell School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.51 miles
Published by Bedford Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cauldwell School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Cauldwell 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 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026's last place offered went to a child living 0.51 miles away, nearer than 2025, 3rd shortest of 10 Bedford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 68 first-choice applications for 59 offers; all 59 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 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
- Edward Road, Bedford, MK42 9DR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 415 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 11 November 2025
Strengths
- “They delight in working, socialising and playing with friends across the school day.”
- “Happiness and kindness shine through in all that pupils do.”
- “They also love sharing and celebrating their own backgrounds and cultures with their friends.”
To improve
- “However, adults do not always have the knowledge they need when talking with children about their learning.”
- “The youngest children are sometimes asked to write words and phrases for which they do not yet have the phonic knowledge to be successful.”
- “While consistently improving, there is more to be done to bring the quality of pupils' writing to the standard leaders expect.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 2026 (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) | 74% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 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.
- Shackleton Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Camestone School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Priory Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Queen's Park Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- King's Oak Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elstow School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published