Elstow School

State-Funded School

elstow-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

Mid BedfordshireConstituency

MK42 9GPPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Elstow School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 413 pupils. Elstow School is part of Advantage Schools.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

53%

Asian

24%

Black

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

413

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 413
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Advantage Schools

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.