Houghton Conquest Primary School
Community school in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 139 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 144 |
| Free school meals | 21.80% |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 3LL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.hcschool.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01234740202 |
| URN | 109458 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 June 2024, published 1 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Broadmead Lower School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Willow Grove Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Wilstead Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Wixams Tree Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Lakeview School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Maulden Lower School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Russell Lower School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- The Firs Lower School (primary school, about 4.3 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.