East of England
Special 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.
Special 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge SchoolOther independent special school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Ridgeway SchoolCommunity special school | Bedford | No grade | — |