Harrold Primary Academy

State-Funded School

harrold-primary-academy-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

MK43 7DBPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Harrold Primary Academy 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 96 pupils. Harrold Primary Academy is part of MERIDIAN TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

93%

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 96
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: MERIDIAN TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Oct 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.