Houghton Conquest Lower School
High Street, Bedford, MK45 3LL
139 pupils · 97% of 144 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 June 2024, published 1 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 21 | 40 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 29 | 40 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 20 | 38 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 20 | 29 | 45 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 25 | 36 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 20 | 28 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Willow Grove Primary School 2.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Wilstead Primary School 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wixams Tree Primary Academy 2.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lakeview School 3.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Maulden Lower School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Russell Lower School 4.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.