Broadmead Lower School
Community primary school in Bedford (Bedford).
KS2 RWM expected
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Reading expected
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Maths expected
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Writing expected
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Attendance rate
93.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
26.9
▲ 6.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
19.3%
▼ 6pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
76%
228 / 300 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first57 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Marston Vale Middle School, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 563 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | 0.6 mi | 16 plus | 749 | - |
| Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2024 |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | 1.7 mi | Primary | 104 | - |
| Wootton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 731 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.8 mi | Primary | 624 | Good, 2024 |
| Wootton AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 822 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Wixams AcademyFree schools | 2.1 mi | Secondary | 903 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Wixams Tree Primary AcademyFree schools | 2.1 mi | Primary | 559 | Good, 2024 |
| Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Kempston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 2.5 mi | Secondary | 773 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Ridgeway SchoolCommunity special | 2.5 mi | Special | 125 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2012) |
| Wilstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.8 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Kempston Rural Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.8 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2023 |
| Balliol Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.8 mi | Primary | 355 | Good, 2022 |
| Springfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Primary | 365 | Good, 2022 |
| Daubeney AcademyAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Secondary | 576 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1 |
| Lidlington Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 92 | Good, 2022 |
| Greys Education CentreAcademy alternative provision converter | 3.1 mi | Alternative provision | 57 | Good, 2024 |
| Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 720 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Bedford Road Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.2 mi | Primary | 365 | Report card, 2025Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Russell Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Camestone SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 408 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Rivertree Free SchoolFree schools special | 3.3 mi | Special | 126 | - |
| Grange AcademyAcademy special converter | 3.4 mi | Special | 161 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 166 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Good, 2024 |
| St John's SchoolAcademy special converter | 3.9 mi | Special | 178 | Good, 2023 |
| Great Denham Primary SchoolFoundation | 3.9 mi | Primary | 677 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Elstow SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 413 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2016, previous school) |
| Bedford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.9 mi | Secondary | 1,480 | Good, 2023 |
| Cauldwell SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 415 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Peter Pan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.0 mi | Nursery | 118 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2013) |
| Holywell SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 668 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Shackleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 487 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 4.0 mi | Nursery | 147 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019) |
| Cranfield Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 511 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Cotton End Forest SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 435 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| King's Oak Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 826 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Queen's Park AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 446 | Good, 2022 |
| Shortstown Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 479 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Westfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 298 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Bedford Free SchoolFree schools | 4.5 mi | Secondary | 536 | Outstanding, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| St James' CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 194 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2012, previous school) |
| Bedford CollegeFurther education | 4.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeFoundation | 4.6 mi | Secondary | 1,422 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Bedford Girls' SchoolOther independent | 4.7 mi | Independent | 843 | - |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 271 | Good, 2023 |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 290 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Priory Primary SchoolFoundation | 4.7 mi | Primary | 214 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 645 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 167 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023 |
| Polam SchoolOther independent | 4.9 mi | Independent | 99 | - |
| Great Ouse Primary AcademyFree schools | 4.9 mi | Primary | 455 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 5.0 mi | Primary | 134 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Overall deprivation5
Income6
Employment7
Education and skills4
Health5
Crime8
Barriers to housing and services1
Living environment6
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
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