Bedford Road Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Bedford
Bedford Road Primary Academy is a primary school in Bedford for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 365 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are excited to learn at Bedford Road Primary Academy.”
- “After a period of change, pupils are embracing the school’s renewed focus on high ambition and improving achievement.”
- “Some pupils are beginning to achieve better over time.”
To improve
- “However, there are some older pupils who have not secured key knowledge securely.”
- “This acts as a barrier to their achievement across the curriculum and is reflected in published outcomes at the end of key stage 2.”
- “Pupils are starting to catch up and close the gaps in their learning, but there is more work to do to ensure older pupils consistently achieve well academically across the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 January 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) | 46% | 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, 41 offers in total, 40 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Bedford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bedford.
- Camestone School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Balliol Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kempston Rural Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Great Denham Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cauldwell School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Queen's Park Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published