Broadmead Lower School

Primary school in Bedford. Good (Jun 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 21 June 2023, report published 17 September 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2027

The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.7 milesHoughton Conquest Primary School
Primary, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
Good (Jun 2024)
1.7 milesWillow Grove Primary School
Primary, Wixams, Bedford
Not inspected yet
1.8 milesWootton Primary School
Primary, Bedford
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
1.8 milesMarston Moreteyne VC School
Primary, Marston Moreteyne, Central Bedfordshire
Good (Feb 2024)
2.1 milesWixams Tree Primary Academy
Primary, Bedford
Good (Apr 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.