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Polam School

URN
109720
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Polam School
URN
109720
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
1-9
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

50 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

50

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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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: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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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.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Bedford
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bedford)
School website
www.polamschool.co.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

MK40 2BU - 45 Lansdowne Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Contact details

Address
45 Lansdowne Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Postcode
MK40 2BU
Phone
1234261864
Website
www.polamschool.co.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.

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  • 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.
  • Secondary schools

    20

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Bede's RC Middle School188 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Georgina Perkins School268 mNot applicableClosed
    Livingstone Primary School314 mPrimaryOpen
    Priory Primary School341 mPrimaryOpen
    Bedford High School424 mNot applicableClosed
    Edith Cavell Primary School794 mPrimaryOpen
    Bedford Modern School871 mNot applicableOpen
    Marlborough Lower School901 mPrimaryClosed
    Bedford School923 mNot applicableOpen
    Teaching Service for Excluded Pupils988 mNot applicableClosed
    • St Bede's RC Middle School
      Distance
      188 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Georgina Perkins School
      Distance
      268 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Livingstone Primary School
      Distance
      314 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Priory Primary School
      Distance
      341 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bedford)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bedford Girls' SchoolNot applicableMK42 0BXOpen
    Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolNot applicableMK41 7FZOpen
    Bedford High SchoolNot applicableMK40 2BSClosed
    Bedford Modern SchoolNot applicableMK41 7NTOpen
    Bedford SchoolNot applicableMK40 2TUOpen
    • Bedford Girls' School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      MK42 0BX
      Status
      Open
    • Bedford Greenacre Independent School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      MK41 7FZ
      Status
      Open
    • Bedford High School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      MK40 2BS
      Status
      Closed
    • Bedford Modern School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      MK41 7NT
      Status
      Open
    Bedford High School
    Distance
    424 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Edith Cavell Primary School
    Distance
    794 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bedford Modern School
    Distance
    871 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Marlborough Lower School
    Distance
    901 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bedford School
    Distance
    923 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Teaching Service for Excluded Pupils
    Distance
    988 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Bedford School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    MK40 2TU
    Status
    Open