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Schools in Bedford[1]

Local authority district E06000055 · 84 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 117 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Secondary schools (15)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Bedford Academy 11–18[2]
A8 44 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[6]
Bedford Free School 11–16[2]
A8 51 2025/26[5]
Biddenham International School and Sports College 11–18[2]
A8 40 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
Castle Newnham School 4–16[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Daubeney Academy 11–16[2]
A8 46 2025/26[5]
Goldington Academy 11–16[2]
A8 52 2025/26[5]
Kempston Academy 11–18[2]
A8 38 2025/26[5]
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College 16–19[2]
AL C+ 2024/25[6]
Lincroft Academy 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[5]
Mark Rutherford School 11–18[2]
A8 41 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
Marston Vale Middle School 9–13[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[7]
Sharnbrook Academy 11–18[2]
A8 48 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[6]
St Thomas More Catholic School 11–18[2]
A8 41 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
Wixams Academy 11–19[2]
A8 44 2025/26[5] AL C- 2024/25[6]
Wootton Academy 11–19[2]
A8 45 2025/26[5]

Primary schools (54)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Balliol Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 39% 2024/25[7]
Bedford Road Primary Academy 5–11[2]
KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Brickhill Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[7]
Broadmead Lower School 4–9[2]
Bromham CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[7]
Camestone School 4–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[7]
Carlton CofE Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Cauldwell School 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[7]
Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Cotton End Forest School 2–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[7]
Edith Cavell Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Eileen Wade Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Elstow School 4–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[7]
Goldington Green Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 0% 2024/25[7]
Great Denham Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[7]
Great Ouse Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Harrold Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Hazeldene School 3–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
Kempston Rural Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
King's Oak Primary School 1–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[7]
Kymbrook Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[7]
Lakeview School 3–11[2]
Livingstone Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 49% 2024/25[7]
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
Oakley Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Pinchmill Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 29% 2024/25[7]
Priory Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Putnoe Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[7]
Queen's Park Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[7]
Ravensden CofE Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 9% 2024/25[7]
Renhold VC Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[7]
Riseley CofE Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
Roxton Church of England Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 27% 2024/25[7]
Scott Primary School & Nursery 3–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[7]
Shackleton Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[7]
Sharnbrook Primary 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
Sheerhatch Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Shortstown Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Springfield Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[7]
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School 3–11[2]
KS2 44% 2024/25[7]
St James' CofE Academy 5–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[7]
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 49% 2024/25[7]
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[7]
The Hills Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Thurleigh Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Turvey Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
Ursula Taylor Church of England School 4–11[2]
KS2 35% 2024/25[7]
Westfield Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[7]
Wilden CofE VA Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Willow Grove Primary School 4–11[2]
Wilstead Primary School 4–11[2]
Wixams Tree Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Wootton Primary School 3–11[2]

Independent schools (7)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Bedford Girls' School 7–18[2]
AL B 2024/25[6]
Bedford Greenacre Independent School 0–18[2]
AL C+ 2024/25[6]
Bedford Modern School 7–18[2]
AL B+ 2024/25[6]
Bedford School 7–19[2]
AL B+ 2024/25[6]
KWS School 11–18[2]
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School 0–7[2]
Polam School 1–9[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School 7–19[2]
Grange Academy 5–18[2]
Greys Education Centre 5–16[2]
Ridgeway School 2–19[2]
Rivertree Free School 2–19[2]
St John's School 2–19[2]

Nursery schools (2)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Cherry Trees Nursery School 2–5[2]
Peter Pan Nursery School 2–5[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.