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Sheerhatch Primary School

URN
109442
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Sheerhatch Primary School
URN
109442
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

54 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

27

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

49

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#35 of 41 schools in Bedford

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Below-average recorded crime for the area around this school

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Sheerhatch Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
1 March 2026
Inspection date
6 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 6 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 6 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

19

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

25

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

19

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.32×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bedford
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bedford)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.sheerhatchprimary.org.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

81.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

63.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

56.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

50.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

MK44 3TH - Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Contact details

Address
Willington Road, Cople, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Postcode
MK44 3TH
Phone
1234838827
Website
www.sheerhatchprimary.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bedford
Local authority code
822

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 171 schools in Bedford.

Authority statistics

Total schools

171

Open schools

85

Closed schools

85

Primary schools

86

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Needs attention

    Graded 6 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Needs attention

    Graded 6 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 6 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 6 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Needs attention

    Graded 6 January 2026

  • Early years

    Needs attention
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    1 March 20266 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 1 March 2026
    24 January 202218 November 2021Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 24 January 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      1 March 2026
      Inspected
      6 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      24 January 2022
      Inspected
      18 November 2021
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    76.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 18

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    20

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary86 (51.2%)
    • Secondary20 (11.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other62 (36.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Willington Lower School1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Shortstown Primary School3.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Shortstown Primary School3.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Goldington Green Lower School3.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Goldington Green Academy3.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    KWS School3.5 kmNot applicableOpen
    Cotton End Forest School3.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Putnoe Primary School4.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Putnoe Primary School4.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Woodside Middle School4.3 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    • Willington Lower School
      Distance
      1.7 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Shortstown Primary School
      Distance
      3.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Shortstown Primary School
      Distance
      3.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Goldington Green Lower School
      Distance
      3.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bedford)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Balliol Primary SchoolPrimaryMK42 7EROpen
    Bedford Road Primary AcademyPrimaryMK42 8QHOpen
    Bedford Road Primary SchoolPrimaryMK42 8QHClosed
    Brickhill Primary SchoolPrimaryMK41 7AAOpen
    Broadmead Lower SchoolPrimaryMK43 9NNOpen, but proposed to close
    • Balliol Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      MK42 7ER
      Status
      Open
    • Bedford Road Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      MK42 8QH
      Status
      Open
    • Bedford Road Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      MK42 8QH
      Status
      Closed
    • Brickhill Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      MK41 7AA
      Status
      Open
    • Broadmead Lower School
    Goldington Green Academy
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • KWS School
    Distance
    3.5 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Cotton End Forest School
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Putnoe Primary School
    Distance
    4.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Putnoe Primary School
    Distance
    4.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Woodside Middle School
    Distance
    4.3 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK43 9NN
    Status
    Open, but proposed to close