Springfield Primary 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 🔒
Springfield Primary School is a primary school in Bedford for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2022. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Springfield 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 | 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 2024/25, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bedford.
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 43 of the 53 other Bedford primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 38 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 28.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.4% 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
- Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7LJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 365 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 June 2022
Strengths
- “Positive relationships flourish at Springfield Primary School.”
- “Pupils are polite, friendly and show respect towards one another.”
- “They are valued, listened to, and seen as individuals.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, pupils are not developing their knowledge and understanding as well as they could.”
- “This is because the curriculum in those subjects is still relatively new and in the early stages of implementation.”
- “Pupils have not secured the depth of knowledge they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 51% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 37 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.
- Camestone School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bedford Road Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Balliol Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Elstow School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Cauldwell School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shackleton Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kempston Rural Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Denham Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published