Gravenhurst Academy

Academy converter·First school Central Bedfordshire·MK45 4HY

School type

First school

Ages 5–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Gravenhurst Academy is a first school for pupils aged 5–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

70%

20 first choices, 15 places

First choices per place

1.33

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 15 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07

00.511.52

1 per place

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

Central Bedfordshire does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Gravenhurst Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

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

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Outstanding

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Outstanding

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Outstanding

School profile

Age range: 5–9
Pupils on roll: 72
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

12.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

1.4%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

15.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.8%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

5.9%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

14.3%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

19.3

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,611

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Meppershall Church of England Academy Shefford · 1.5 mi 19.5 Robert Bloomfield Academy Shefford · 2.5 mi 30.8 Arnold Academy Bedford · 3.7 mi 47.2 Clifton All Saints Academy Near Shefford · 3.8 mi 59.8 Derwent Primary School Henlow · 3.8 mi 57.7 Raynsford Church of England Academy Henlow · 4.3 mi 64.3 Woodland Middle School Academy Bedford · 5.1 mi 26.5 Alameda Middle School Bedford · 5.2 mi 36.6

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Gravenhurst Academy

Gravenhurst Academy is a primary school in Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 72 pupils aged 5 to 9 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted.

Gravenhurst Academy is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 20 first choices for 15 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.9%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.