Oakley Primary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK43 7RE · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- KS248%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM11.4%
- Demand0.94
1.7 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 109613
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Bedford · MK44 1RF
Ages 4–11 · 67 pupils · Bedford
Ofsted
School remains Good
Overall absence
5.0%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-01-15
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised0.9%
- Authorised absence
- 4.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 49
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
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
10
Places offered
10
1st-preference offers
10
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 16
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 10
- Applications from outside LA
- 2
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
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 fill80%
67 pupils · 84 places
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- Boys / girls
- 38 / 29
- School capacity
- 84
- Capacity fill
- 67 / 84 (80%)
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
- FSM pupils
- 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Federation
- Federation of Eileen Wade and Milton Ernest CoE Primary Schools
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Virnuls
Location
- Address
- Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest
- Postcode
- MK44 1RF
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Bedford
- District
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bedford, Bedford, 67 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Pinchmill Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedFoundation school · Primary
Bedford · MK43 7JD · Bedford
Ages 2–11
- Absence3.6%
- FSM14.0%
- Demand1.00
1.9 miles away
Ursula Taylor Church of England School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK41 6EG · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- KS269%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM22.6%
- Demand1.05
2.4 miles away
Thurleigh Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Bedford · MK44 2DB · Bedford
Ages 3–11
- KS280%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM31.0%
- Demand1.00
2.6 miles away
Sharnbrook Primary
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK44 1PF · Bedford
Ages 3–11
- KS280%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM13.5%
- Demand1.00
2.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Virnuls
- Telephone
- 01234822079