Kempston Rural Primary School

State-Funded School

kempston-rural-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK42 7FJPostcode

7.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kempston Rural Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 439 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

439

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 439
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
12 May 2010	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.