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King's Oak Primary School

Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH

Local ranking3rd of 51 primary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

936

Capacity

1-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
61.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
78.0%
Maths (Expected)
71.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
70.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
106

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
868
Boys
427 (49%)
Girls
441 (51%)
Capacity
936 (93% full)
SEND
18.6%
FSM Eligible
42.2%
EAL
62.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.6%
SEN Support
13.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
35.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,458/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White Other: 22.8%
  • White British: 22.1%
  • Black African: 12.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 11.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 7.3%
  • Asian Indian: 6.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.2%
  • Mixed Other: 5.2%

22.8%

White Other

22.1%

White British

12.4%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
109502
UKPRN
10077319
Establishment No.
2156

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