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Bedmond Academy

Academy sponsor led · Abbots Langley · WD5 0RD

Ages 3–11 · 100 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

12.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-24

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence12.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)39.2%
Unauthorised3.2%
Authorised absence
8.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.8%
Enrolments in measure
79

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

11

Places offered

11

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
25
Preferred offers (top 3)
11
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill42%

100 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
100
Boys / girls
54 / 46
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
100 / 240 (42%)
Free school meals
39.4%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Aspire Academies Trust
Headteacher
Miss Lora Grant

Location

Address
Meadow Way, Bedmond
Postcode
WD5 0RD
Town
Abbots Langley
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Three Rivers
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, 100 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 39.4%.

Open schools in Abbots Langley
5
Primary schools in Abbots Langley
4
Academies among open schools in Abbots Langley
40% (2)
Open schools in WD5
5
Primary in WD5
4
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Abbots LangleyNear WD5

  • Abbots Langley School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Abbots Langley · WD5 0BQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM12.9%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Albans · AL2 3XA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Kings Langley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Kings Langley · WD4 8DQ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM8.4%
    • Demand0.97

    1.9 miles away

  • Leavesden JMI School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Watford · WD25 7QZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM28.3%
    • Demand0.98

    1.9 miles away

  • Chambersbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Hemel Hempstead · HP3 8JH · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM22.8%
    • Demand0.84

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lora Grant
Telephone
01923262825
Website
https://bedmondacademy.org.uk

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