King's Oak Primary School
Community primary school in Bedford (Bedford).
KS2 RWM expected
61%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
73%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
71%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
78%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.6
▲ 0.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
39.0%
▲ 14pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
88%
826 / 936 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About the school
- URN
- 109502
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 1 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Gardening
- Forest School
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claudia Wade | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Bidwell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jessica Rebecca Jones | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Leigh Marie Phelan | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Aliena Dowling | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Cherelle Augustine | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Anamaria Cristina Cook | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Michelle Francis-Joseph | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Esther Martin | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Robert Morley-Smith | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record