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Caldecote Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Manor Place, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade SG18 9DA · caldecoteceacademy.co.uk · 01767 316206
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 85
- 71% of 120 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 88% 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 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 18 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Caldecote Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 May 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: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109596), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109596)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 25
- 47% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (44%) with SEND