Bedgrove Infant School, Aylesbury
Bedgrove Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Aylesbury. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. It was 99% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2013)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Buckinghamshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bedgrove Infant School in detail
Getting a place at Bedgrove Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 107 families put Bedgrove Infant School as their first choice and 290 named it as one of their preferences, for 116 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bedgrove Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bedgrove Infant School are Bedgrove Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 74% maths); Turnfurlong Infant School (0.6 miles, Good); Turnfurlong Junior School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 79% reading, 82% maths); and St Edward's Catholic Junior School (0.6 miles, 94% reading, 88% maths).
Bedgrove Junior SchoolTurnfurlong Infant SchoolTurnfurlong Junior SchoolSt Edward's Catholic Junior School
What parents say
51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bedgrove Infant School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).
Who goes there
5.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 26 pupils (5.8%) received SEN support and 6 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stoke Mandeville Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dorset Place (adjacent), 230 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bedgrove Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 73 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bedgrove Infant School issued 11 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bedgrove Infant School are The Grange School (0.8 miles), Aylesbury High School (1.1 miles), Aylesbury Grammar School (1.1 miles) and The Mandeville School (1.5 miles).
The Grange SchoolAylesbury High SchoolAylesbury Grammar SchoolThe Mandeville School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Buckinghamshire published that the last place for 2020 entry went to a family 0.804 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Bedgrove Infant School excels at inspiring genuine enthusiasm for learning, with pupils becoming absorbed in their tasks and eager to make links between new knowledge. Staff provide exceptional support for all learners, particularly those with special educational needs, ensuring every child can participate fully in both academic learning and enrichment activities. The school's 'Proud to be Purple' values create a warm, respectful community where pupils develop strong character and become kind, responsible citizens.
Key Strengths
- Highly ambitious curriculum with meticulous attention to each pupil's learning and knowledge development from Nursery onwards
- Reading is a particular strength with expert phonics teaching and carefully chosen books that inspire love of reading
- Exceptional pupil behaviour and attitudes - pupils are respectful, kind and demonstrate impressive determination to learn
- Excellent support for pupils with SEND who are fully included and achieve very well
- Wide range of enrichment activities including music, sports and local community exploration that help pupils flourish personally and socially
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective with leaders maintaining an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Music, sports, visits to local shops and places of worship, Purple Planet Protectors leadership role, Reading Ambassadors
Bedgrove Infant School is an outstanding school where pupils feel happy and safe while experiencing exciting learning every day. The school successfully provides an exceptional education with pupils attaining above national averages.
At a Glance
5.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
51 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
32.1
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
14
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bedgrove Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bedgrove Infant School.
- Little Rascals Wrap Around Care940m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Bedgrove Infant School is a foundation school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Buckinghamshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bedgrove Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bedgrove Infant School is in Buckinghamshire; for families living there:
- Buckinghamshire's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy (0 to 25 Year Olds)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Bedgrove Infant School
Will you get a place at Bedgrove Infant School? Get the admissions report
Your home postcode, set against Bedgrove Infant School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Bedgrove Infant School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Bedgrove Infant School.
- Last distance offered for 2019 and 2020 entry, from Buckinghamshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Bedgrove Infant School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Buckinghamshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
£9.99 once
One school, inc. VAT. Or £19.99 for up to three schools.
Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time
A report for any school, plus everything else in Pro.
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
358 pupils
360 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Aylesbury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Aylesbury
Across Buckinghamshire council
Places available
6,722
Applications
5,630
Got 1st preference
91.6%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Buckinghamshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
26
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
7.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
449
Total Pupils
230
Boys
219
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
21.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,605
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,976
Per pupil
£1972k
Total funding
£30k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
9.3%
Persistent absence
247
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Bedgrove Infant School
What is Bedgrove Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Bedgrove Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Bedgrove Infant School do you need to live?
Buckinghamshire publishes how far the last offered place was, in miles: 1.866 for 2019 entry, then 0.804 for 2020 entry. The cut-off has tightened over that period, which usually means demand is growing faster than places. These are the authority's own figures, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications each year.
Is it hard to get a place at Bedgrove Infant School?
Bedgrove Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Bedgrove Infant School?
Classes at Bedgrove Infant School average 32.1 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bedgrove Infant School?
Bedgrove Infant School has around 449 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bedgrove Infant School?
5% of sessions were missed at Bedgrove Infant School in 2024/25. 9.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bedgrove Infant School?
Apply through Buckinghamshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bedgrove Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Bedgrove Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Bedgrove Infant School: Little Rascals Wrap Around Care (940m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Bedgrove Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Buckinghamshire is 4 (the median across 274 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bedgrove Infant School?
Bedgrove Infant School is at Ingram Avenue, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 9DJ.
Sources: Buckinghamshire admissions booklets; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)