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Houghton Conquest Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford MK45 3LL · hcschool.org.uk · 01234 740202
On the mapSearch near MK45 3LL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 139
- 97% of 144 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | 21 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 29 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 29 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
Ofsted
Houghton Conquest Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 47
- 34% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied