King's Oak Primary School

State-Funded School

kings-oak-primary-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK42 0HHPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

King's Oak Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 1–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 826 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 19 May 2026 · published 17 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

26%

Black

15%

Mixed

15%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

826

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

62%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 1 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 826
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
19 Apr 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.