Central Bedfordshire schools and catchments

Central Bedfordshire Council has 122 primary schools and 21 secondary schools. 2% of Central Bedfordshire's schools are private schools. 53 state schools in Central Bedfordshire follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 77 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Central Bedfordshire

  1. Outstanding 30
  2. Good 82
  3. Requires Improvement 10
  4. Inadequate 6

Most popular state schools
in Central Bedfordshire in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Sutton CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school • Sutton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Lark Rise Academy

    Academy converter • Dunstable

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Raynsford Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Henlow

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Dovery Down Lower School

    Community school • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Studham CofE Village School

    Voluntary controlled school • Studham, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Aspley Guise Lower School

    Community school • Aspley Guise

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Dunstable Icknield Lower School

    Community school • Dunstable

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Greenleas School

    Community school • Linslade, Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  9. 9

    Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    Harlington Lower School

    Academy converter • Harlington, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Caddington, Luton

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  12. 12

    Thornhill Primary School

    Community school • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Wrestlingworth CofE VC Lower School

    Voluntary controlled school • Wrestlingworth, Sandy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  14. 14

    Roecroft Lower School

    Community school • Stotfold, Hitchin

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Swallowfield Lower School

    Community school • Milton Keynes

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Thomas Whitehead CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  18. 18

    Beaudesert Lower School

    Community school • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Cranfield Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Cranfield, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Ramsey Manor Lower School

    Community school • Barton le Clay

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  1. 1

    Queensbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Samuel Whitbread Academy

    Academy converter • Clifton, Shefford

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Vandyke Upper School

    Academy converter • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Redborne Upper School and Community College

    Academy converter • Ampthill, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led • Dunstable

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Houghton Regis Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  7. 7

    Harlington Upper School

    Academy converter • Harlington, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Cedars Upper School

    Academy converter • Linslade, Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Sandy Secondary School

    Foundation school • Sandy

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Stratton Upper School

    Academy converter • Biggleswade

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

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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