Gravenhurst Academy
High Street, Bedford, MK45 4HY
72 pupils · 96% of 75 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Outstanding (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 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.33 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 20 | 44 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 21 | 36 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 13 | 30 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 13 | 13 | 20 | 13 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 29 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 15 | 23 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 11 | 31 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 10 | 10 | 26 | 10 |
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
- Shillington Lower School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Meppershall Church of England Academy 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Campton Academy 2.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's VA CofE Lower School 3.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Shefford Lower School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.