Riseley CofE Primary School
High Street, Bedford, MK44 1DR
121 pupils · 54% of 224 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Free school meals
- 9.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 March 2024, published 1 May 2024. 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 31 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 15 | 24 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 20 | 27 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 21 | 21 | 38 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 27 | 38 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 18 | 31 | 20 |
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
- Kymbrook Primary School 4.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Eileen Wade Primary School 4.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Thurleigh Primary School 4.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Sharnbrook Primary 6.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kimbolton Primary Academy 7.2 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Pinchmill Primary School 7.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.