Schools in Central Bedfordshire[1]

Local authority district E06000056 · 135 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 175 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):

most deprived 20%: 4 (2%)[4]
second 20%: 21 (12%)[4]
middle 20%: 39 (22%)[4]
fourth 20%: 50 (29%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 61 (35%)[4]

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

Secondary schools (27)

School	Ages	Headline results
Alameda Middle School	9–13[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[5]
All Saints Academy Dunstable	11–18[2]	A8 36 2025/26[6]
Arnold Academy	9–13[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[5]
Brooklands Middle School	9–13[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[5]
Cedars Upper School	13–18[2]	A8 50 2025/26[6] AL B- 2024/25[7]
Edward Peake CofE VC School	11–16[2]	KS2 4% 2024/25[5]
Etonbury Academy	9–19[2]	A8 46 2025/26[6] AL C 2024/25[7] KS2 67% 2024/25[5]
Fulbrook School	9–16[2]	A8 43 2025/26[6] KS2 40% 2024/25[5]
Gilbert Inglefield Academy	9–13[2]
Harlington Upper School	13–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[6] AL C 2024/25[7]
Henlow Church of England Academy	9–16[2]	A8 41 2025/26[6]
Holywell School	9–13[2]	KS2 27% 2024/25[5]
Houstone School	11–16[2]	A8 49 2025/26[6]
Leighton Middle School	9–13[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[5]
Linslade School	9–13[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[5]
Manshead Church of England Academy	11–19[2]	A8 39 2025/26[6] AL C- 2024/25[7]
Parkfields Middle School	9–13[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[5]
Pix Brook Academy	9–16[2]	A8 45 2025/26[6] KS2 60% 2024/25[5]
Priory Academy	9–16[2]	A8 42 2025/26[6] KS2 65% 2024/25[5]
Queensbury Academy	11–19[2]	A8 41 2025/26[6] AL C 2024/25[7]
Redborne Upper School and Community College	13–18[2]	A8 45 2025/26[6] AL C+ 2024/25[7]
Robert Bloomfield Academy	9–13[2]	KS2 42% 2024/25[5]
Samuel Whitbread Academy	13–18[2]	A8 46 2025/26[6] AL B- 2024/25[7]
Sandy Secondary School	11–18[2]	A8 41 2025/26[6] AL C 2024/25[7]
Stratton School	11–18[2]	A8 42 2025/26[6] AL C 2024/25[7]
Vandyke Upper School	13–18[2]	A8 48 2025/26[6] AL C+ 2024/25[7]
Woodland Middle School Academy	9–13[2]	KS2 39% 2024/25[5]

Primary schools (95)

School	Ages	Headline results
Ardley Hill Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[5]
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School	5–11[2]	KS2 45% 2024/25[5]
Aspley Guise Village School	5–9[2]
Beaudesert Lower School	4–9[2]
Beecroft Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 39% 2024/25[5]
Biggleswade Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[5]
Caddington Village School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[5]
Caldecote Church of England Academy	3–11[2]
Campton Academy	5–9[2]
Chalton Lower School	4–9[2]
Clifton All Saints Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[5]
Clipstone Brook Lower School	3–9[2]
Cranfield Church of England Academy	2–9[2]
Derwent Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[5]
Dovery Academy	3–9[2]
Dunstable Icknield Lower School	3–9[2]
Dunton CofE Junior School	7–11[2]
Eaton Bray Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[5]
Eversholt Lower School	4–9[2]
Everton Heath Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[5]
Fairfield Park Lower School	3–9[2]
Flitwick Lower School	2–9[2]
Gothic Mede Academy	3–9[2]
Gravenhurst Academy	5–9[2]
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School	2–9[2]
Greenleas School	2–9[2]
Hadrian Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 56% 2024/25[5]
Harlington Lower School	4–9[2]
Haynes Lower School	2–9[2]
Heathwood Lower School	2–9[2]
Hockliffe Lower School	4–9[2]
Houghton Conquest Primary School	2–11[2]
Houghton Regis Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 36% 2024/25[5]
Husborne Crawley Lower School	4–9[2]
John Donne Church of England Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 29% 2024/25[5]
Kensworth Church of England Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[5]
Kingsmoor Lower School	2–9[2]
Laburnum Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[5]
Lancot School	3–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[5]
Langford Village Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[5]
Lark Rise Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 88% 2024/25[5]
Lawnside Academy	5–11[2]
Leedon Lower School	2–9[2]
Lidlington Primary School	3–11[2]
Lime Tree Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[5]
Linslade Lower School	3–9[2]
Maple Tree Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[5]
Marston Moreteyne VC School	3–11[2]
Maulden Lower School	2–9[2]
Meppershall Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 30% 2024/25[5]
Moggerhanger Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[5]
Northill CofE Academy	4–11[2]
Potton Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[5]
Pulford CofE VA Lower School	2–9[2]
Ramsey Manor Lower School	4–9[2]
Raynsford Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[5]
Ridgmont Lower School	3–9[2]
Robert Peel Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[5]
Roecroft Lower School	5–9[2]
Russell Lower School	5–9[2]
Shefford Lower School	3–9[2]
Shillington Lower School	2–9[2]
Silsoe CofE VC Lower School	4–9[2]
Slip End Village School	3–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[5]
Southcott Lower School	2–9[2]
Southill Lower School	3–9[2]
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School	4–11[2]
St Christophers Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 33% 2024/25[5]
St Leonards CE Academy	5–9[2]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[5]
St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold	5–9[2]
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School	2–9[2]
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[5]
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[5]
St. Augustine's Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 32% 2024/25[5]
Stanbridge Lower School	3–9[2]
Stondon Lower School	5–9[2]
Studham Village CofE Academy	2–9[2]
Sundon Lower School	3–9[2]
Sutton CofE VA Primary School	4–11[2]
Swallowfield Primary	2–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[5]
Templefield Lower School	2–9[2]
The Firs Lower School	2–9[2]
The Mary Bassett Lower School	2–9[2]
The Rushmere Park Academy	2–9[2]
The Vale Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[5]
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 39% 2024/25[5]
Thornhill Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[5]
Tithe Farm Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[5]
Toddington St George Church of England School	3–9[2]
Totternhoe Church of England Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 18% 2024/25[5]
Watling Lower School	2–9[2]
Westoning Lower School	2–9[2]
Woburn Lower School	4–9[2]
Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School	4–7[2]

Independent schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus	7–18[2]
Orchard School & Nursery	0–9[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Benjamin College	12–18[2]
Claystone School	4–11[2]
Esland Bedford School	8–18[2]
Ivel Valley School & College	3–19[2]
Oak Bank School	9–19[2]
Stannard School	5–18[2]
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire	11–16[2]
The Chiltern School	3–19[2]
Weatherfield Academy	7–19[2]

Nursery schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Westfield Nursery School	2–5[2]
Willow Nursery School	2–5[2]

Sources

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.
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.
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.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.