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Camestone School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Jowitt Avenue, Kempston, Bedford MK42 8NW · camestoneschool.co.uk · 01234 855587
On the mapSearch near MK42 8NW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 48%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bedford 57%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 408
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.8%
- First language not English
- 22.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 53 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 | 53 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 54 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Bedford it was 57%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼48% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Camestone School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 69
- 17% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied