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Bedgrove Infant School

Primary · Foundation school · Aylesbury, HP21 9DJ

Outstanding

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Bedgrove Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 18 Mar 2025

Area360 rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFoundation school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils449
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Julie Lawrence
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 110282.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils449
Girls219
Boys230
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.5.1%
First language not English20.3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.360
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.357
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.26
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size32.1

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
48.6%
Other Asian
11.4%
Other White
10.5%
Pakistani
8%
Indian
6.2%
Other mixed
4%
African
2.7%
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
White and Asian
2.2%
Other ethnic group
1.1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.8
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.4
Teachers (FTE)19.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)30.2
Support staff (FTE)46.17
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2518.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2514.7
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.116
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.290
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.107
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.107
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolBuckinghamshireEngland
Overall absence5.2%, similar to England, similar to Buckinghamshire5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.11.9%, similar to England, similar to Buckinghamshire12.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Buckinghamshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Bedgrove Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miPrimaryBedgrove Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryTurnfurlong Junior SchoolFoundation school
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimaryTurnfurlong Infant SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Edward's Catholic Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryBroughton Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryWilliam Harding SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryBroughton Community Schools (Infants)Community school
Good
0.9 miSecondaryThe Grange SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.1 miSecondaryAylesbury High SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Bedgrove Infant School

What is Bedgrove Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Bedgrove Infant School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 18 Mar 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Bedgrove Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Bedgrove Infant School made 116 offers from 290 applications (2.5 per offer), and 107 of 107 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Bedgrove Infant School?

Bedgrove Infant School has 449 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Bedgrove Infant School?

Bedgrove Infant School had 360 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Bedgrove Infant School?

At Bedgrove Infant School, the average class had 32.1 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.8 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Bedgrove Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Bedgrove Infant School missed 5.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.