OFSTED
24 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
24 January 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Trust
BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
295
295 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
182
61.7% of pupils
Male pupils
113
38.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.2 pts
below England
School
17.6%
Central Bedfordshire
14.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.6 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Central Bedfordshire
10.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.4 pts
above England
School
3.4%
Central Bedfordshire
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.2%
266
White and Asian
2.4%
7
Indian
1.4%
4
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
4
African
0.7%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.9%
47 of
295 pupils
4.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
62.0%
1.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Reading
2.2 pts above England
School
76.0%
Central Bedfordshire
68.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Writing
0.7 pts above England
School
71.0%
Central Bedfordshire
62.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Central Bedfordshire
63.0%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.20 pts
lower than
England
School
5.01%
Central Bedfordshire
5.90%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.35 pts
lower than
England
School
13.47%
Central Bedfordshire
14.22%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.99 pts
lower than
England
School
0.82%
Central Bedfordshire
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.7%
5.5 pts
above England
Langford Village Academy
93.7%
Central Bedfordshire
92.8%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.