East of England
Schools in Bedford
82 schools, 35,600 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 38.5.
Ofsted across Bedford
Good35
Outstanding2
No overall grade45
37 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 45 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Bedford
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balliol Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Bedford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bedford | Good 2023 | 42.8 |
| Bedford CollegeFurther education | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Bedford Free SchoolFree schools | Bedford | No grade | 46.5 |
| Bedford Girls' SchoolOther independent school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolOther independent school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Bedford Modern SchoolOther independent school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Bedford Road Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Bedford SchoolOther independent school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeFoundation school | Bedford | No grade | 42.1 |
| Brickhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Broadmead Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Bromham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Camestone SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Carlton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Castle Newnham SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Castle Newnham SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | 42.7 |
| Cauldwell SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Podington | Good 2024 | — |
| Cotton End Forest SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Daubeney AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | 38.5 |
| Edith Cavell Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Eileen Wade Primary SchoolFoundation school | Huntingdon | No grade | — |
| Elstow SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Goldington AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | 54.3 |
| Goldington Green AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Great Barford Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Great Denham Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Great Ouse Primary AcademyFree schools | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Harrold Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Hazeldene SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| KWS SchoolOther independent school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Kempston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bedford | No grade | 40.3 |
| Kempston Rural Primary SchoolCommunity school | Kempston | Good 2023 | — |
| Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | Bedford | No grade | — |
| King's Oak Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Kymbrook Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Lincroft AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | 45 |
| Livingstone Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Mark Rutherford SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | 41.5 |
| Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Milton Ernest CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Oakley Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Peter Pan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Bedford | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Pinchmill Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Polam SchoolOther independent school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Priory Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Putnoe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Queen's Park AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Ravensden CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Renhold VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Ridgeway SchoolCommunity special school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Riseley CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Roxton Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Scott Primary School & NurseryCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Shackleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Sharnbrook AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | 51.6 |
| Sharnbrook PrimaryAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Sheerhatch Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Shortstown Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Springfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| St James' CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Rushden | No grade | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | 47 |
| The Hills AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Thurleigh Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Turvey Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Ursula Taylor Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Westfield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Wilden CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | Wixams | No grade | — |
| Wilstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Wixams AcademyFree schools | Bedford | No grade | 47.5 |
| Wixams Tree Primary AcademyFree schools | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Wootton AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | 44.3 |
| Wootton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |