Bedford schools and catchments

Bedford Borough Council has 69 primary schools and 28 secondary schools. 12% of Bedford's schools are private schools. 19 state schools in Bedford follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 55 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Bedford

  1. Outstanding 9
  2. Good 44
  3. Requires Improvement 14
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in Bedford in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Kempston Rural Primary School

    Community school • Kempston

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Priory Primary School

    Foundation school • Bedford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Sharnbrook Primary

    Academy converter • Sharnbrook, Bedford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Renhold VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Bedford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Castle Newnham School

    Foundation school • Bedford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Elstow School

    Academy converter • Elstow, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    The Hills Academy

    Academy converter • Bedford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Lakeview School

    Community school • Off Brooklands Avenue, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Brickhill Primary School

    Community school • Brickhill, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Cauldwell School

    Academy converter • Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Broadmead Lower School

    Community school • Stewartby, Bedford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    Shortstown Primary School

    Academy converter • Shortstown, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Great Ouse Primary Academy

    Free schools • Bedford

    Ofsted: None

  14. 14

    Ravensden CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Ravensden, Bedford

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  15. 15

    Harrold Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Harrold, Bedford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Kymbrook Primary School

    Foundation school • Keysoe, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Bedford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Wilden CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Wilden, Bedford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  19. 19

    Roxton Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Roxton, Bedford

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  20. 20

    Edith Cavell Primary School

    Foundation school • Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Wixams Academy

    Free schools • Bedford

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Bedford Free School

    Free schools • Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Sharnbrook Academy

    Academy converter • Sharnbrook, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Mark Rutherford School

    Academy converter • Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Wootton Upper School

    Academy converter • Wootton, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Biddenham International School and Sports College

    Foundation school • Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    St Thomas More Catholic School

    Academy converter • Bedford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Goldington Academy

    Academy converter • Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Castle Newnham School

    Foundation school • Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Lincroft Academy

    Academy converter • Oakley, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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