Primary school in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
Cranfield Church of England Academy
Court Road, Cranfield, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 0DR
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 13 November 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 511
- Places
- 450
- How full
- Full — 511 pupils against 450 places
- Girls / boys
- 245 / 266
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 7%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 10%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Central Bedfordshire 007F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 39%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 73%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CRANFIELD CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lisa Munday
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Cranfield & Marston Moretaine
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- URN
- 137853
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Crawley CofE SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | — | 2.4 mi |
| Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | — | 2.5 mi |
| Thomas Johnson Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 2.7 mi |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE PrimaryAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3 mi |
| Wootton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.8 mi |
| Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 3.9 mi |
| Aspley Guise Village SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3.9 mi |
| Broughton Manor Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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