King's Oak Primary School
Oak Road, Bedford, MK42 0HH
826 pupils · 88% of 936 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 1–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Free school meals
- 42.2%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 17 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 75 | 74 | 136 | 74 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 92 | 90 | 141 | 92 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 116 | 108 | 169 | 111 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 92 | 80 | 138 | 91 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 62 | 51 | 111 | 62 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 66 | 64 | 132 | 66 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 73 | 71 | 125 | 73 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 72 | 69 | 127 | 72 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Shackleton Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Elstow School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Cauldwell School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Shortstown Primary School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Castle Newnham School 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Priory Primary School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.