Bromham CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Bedford·MK43 8NR
Composite score
52.8
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#6,284
National rank
#662
In East of England
#9
In Bedford
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
74%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
49 first choices, 58 places
First choices per place
0.84
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
123
any preference, for 58 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9420220.9720230.9520240.9220250.842026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Bromham CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
478
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.9%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.5
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,052
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Bromham CofE Primary School at a glance

Located in Bedford, Bromham CofE Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 478 pupils aged 4 to 11. 74% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 17.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Bromham CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 58 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Bromham CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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