Pinchmill Primary School
The Old Road, Felmersham, Bedford, MK43 7JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- North Bedfordshire Schools Trust (NBST)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Bailey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 109451
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01234781371
About this school
Pinchmill Primary School is a foundation primary school in Bedford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 88 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 5 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | - | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 36% | - | 43% |
| Expected standard in maths | 36% | - | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | - | 14% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | - | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | - | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pinchmill Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bedford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 29% | 50.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 53.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 85 |
| 2024/25 | 84 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pinchmill Primary School compares
Pinchmill Primary School ranked 48th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 3.3% | 10.4% | 88 | — |
| Sharnbrook Primary | 70% | 4.7% | 13.9% | 216 | 1.1 miles |
| Milton Ernest CofE Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 9.5% | 67 | 1.9 miles |
| Carlton CofE Primary School | 67% | 5% | 12.5% | 87 | 2.8 miles |
| Harrold Primary Academy | 81% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 96 | 2.9 miles |
| Oakley Primary Academy | 63% | 4% | 15.2% | 210 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.39%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 6.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sharnbrook Primary1.1 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Carlton CofE Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Harrold Primary Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Oakley Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Bedford
Pinchmill Primary School ranks 49th of the 53 ranked primary schools in Bedford.
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primary
- Brickhill Primary School Primary
- Broadmead Lower School Primary
- Bromham CofE Primary School Primary
- Camestone School Primary
- Carlton CofE Primary School Primary
- Castle Newnham School Primary
- Cauldwell School Primary
- Cotton End Forest School Primary
- Cranfield Church of England Academy Primary
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pinchmill Primary School teach?
- Pinchmill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedford.
- Who is the headteacher of Pinchmill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pinchmill Primary School is Mrs Victoria Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pinchmill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pinchmill Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Pinchmill Primary School?
- Pinchmill Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Pinchmill Primary School full?
- Pinchmill Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 88 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pinchmill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pinchmill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pinchmill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pinchmill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Pinchmill Primary School?
- Pinchmill Primary School is part of North Bedfordshire Schools Trust (NBST). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pinchmill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pinchmill Primary School rank locally?
- Pinchmill Primary School ranked 48th of 51 primary schools in Bedford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pinchmill Primary School's absence rate?
- Pinchmill Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pinchmill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pinchmill Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.