Biggleswade Academy
Mead End, Biggleswade, SG18 8JU
839 pupils · 88% of 957 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LIFE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
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 1 May 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 114 | 99 | 197 | 112 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 109 | 69 | 150 | 92 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 92 | 75 | 150 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 83 | 76 | 165 | 83 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 79 | 74 | 154 | 78 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 90 | 83 | 147 | 90 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 85 | 82 | 146 | 84 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 58 | 115 | 58 |
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
- Lawnside Academy 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Langford Village Academy 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Caldecote Church of England Academy 3.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Dunton CofE Junior School 3.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School 4.3 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
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.