Great Ouse Primary Academy
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.19 miles
Published by Bedford Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Great Ouse Primary Academy is a primary school in Bedford for ages 3–11 (free schools). Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Great Ouse 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 | 1.19 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 in 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.19 miles away, the 4th longest of 10 Bedford primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.88 miles).
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was further from the school than in 2025.
- In 2026 the school had 63 first-choice applications for 60 Reception offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd 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
- Seaforth Gardens, Bedford, MK40 4TJ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 455 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel cared for and valued at this warm, nurturing school.”
- “They enjoy attending and speak positively about their experiences.”
- “Relationships between pupils and with staff are firmly rooted in mutual respect.”
To improve
- “However, a small number of disadvantaged pupils do not achieve as well as their peers.”
- “This is due to gaps in their learning not being identified quickly and precisely enough, for them to be addressed.”
- “However, in a few subjects, this consistency is not always as evident.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 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) | 67% | 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: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 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 Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Edith Cavell Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St James' CofE Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Priory Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Great Denham Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published