Studham Village CofE Academy, Studham

Overview

Studham Village CofE Academy is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Studham, East of England, for pupils aged 2–9. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Primary
Age range: Ages 2–9
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: No
Religious character: Church of England
School capacity: 75
Pupils on roll: 87
URN: 148234

Admissions

Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Academy trust or group: DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 75
Pupils on roll: 77
Unfilled places at survey date: 0

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Reception

First preferences: 13
Total preferences: 19
Offers made: 15

First preferences compared with offers

0.87 first preferences per offer

13 first preferences and 15 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	13	19	15
2025/26	11	15	12
2024/25	23	32	24
2023/24	7	15	7
2022/23	9	15	9

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 · Published 24 October 2024

Original education inspection framework (September 2024 to November 2025)

Ofsted did not give schools an overall effectiveness grade during this inspection period. The judgements Ofsted did publish are shown below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
Early years provision (where applicable): Outstanding

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Church Road, Studham, Bedfordshire, LU6 2QD
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Area: Schools in Central Bedfordshire

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