Cranfield Church of England Academy
Court Road, Bedford, MK43 0DR
511 pupils · 114% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- CRANFIELD CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — 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 17 September 2019, published 17 October 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 86 | 82 | 115 | 85 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 90 | 97 | 128 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 89 | 108 | 128 | 89 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 87 | 98 | 125 | 87 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 94 | 117 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 86 | 83 | 103 | 86 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 101 | 118 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 76 | 77 | 87 | 76 |
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
- North Crawley CofE School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Marston Moreteyne VC School 4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Thomas Johnson Lower School 4.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary 4.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Wootton Primary School 6.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Husborne Crawley Lower School 6.3 km · Good (2023) · 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.