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Camestone School

Bedford, MK42 8NWPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
KS2 Results
71%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
54 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
#3,715
of 13,686 nationally

About Camestone School

Camestone School, a state primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bedford, holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 performance in reading, writing and maths combined: 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the Bedford local authority average of 57%, placing Camestone 8th out of 46 primary schools in the area and in the top 50 nationally for this measure. The school also achieved a ranking score of 71, putting it in the 17th percentile locally and the 27th percentile nationally. In its 2022 ungraded inspection, Ofsted confirmed the school remains Good, with leadership and management, early years provision and overall effectiveness all rated Good in the previous graded inspection of 2017.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressJowitt Avenue, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 8NW
HeadteacherNick Hackett
Local AuthorityBedford
Number of Pupils415
Free School Meals (FSM)11.6%
School Capacity415 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (22 Sept 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Jun 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
ICT SuiteArt StudiosMusic RoomsPlaying FieldsOutdoor PlaygroundForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

FootballCricketSwimmingCross CountryGymnastics

Clubs & Activities

CodingScience ClubChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Camestone School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.