Queen's Park Academy
Chestnut Avenue, Bedford, MK40 4HA
446 pupils · 119% of 375 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Free school meals
- 32.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 4 May 2022, published 23 June 2022. 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 | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 46 | 39 | 68 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 57 | 81 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 52 | 49 | 71 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 44 | 81 | 50 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 31 | 30 | 76 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 36 | 35 | 68 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 38 | 35 | 87 | 37 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 39 | 86 | 40 |
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
- Westfield Primary School 0.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 0.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Great Ouse Primary Academy 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Priory Primary School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Great Denham Primary School 1.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St James' CofE Academy 1.2 km · Standards maintained (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.