East of England
Schools in Central Bedfordshire
131 schools, 48,879 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 45.
Ofsted across Central Bedfordshire
Good74
Requires improvement2
Outstanding1
No overall grade54
77 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 54 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 77
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 49
- Average days since inspection
- 867
- Framework mix
- 77 historic, 49 current, 5 none
All schools in Central Bedfordshire
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
131 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| All Saints Academy DunstableAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | No overall grade | 36.9 | -0.88-1.14 to -0.63 | |
| Ardley Hill AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Arnold AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dunstable | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Aspley Guise Village SchoolAcademy converter | Aspley Guise | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Beaudesert Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Beecroft AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Biggleswade AcademyAcademy converter | Biggleswade | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Brooklands Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Caddington Village SchoolCommunity school | Luton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Caldecote Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Biggleswade | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | Shefford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cedars Upper SchoolAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | 48.5 | -0.11-0.30 to 0.07 · not a win | |
| Chalton Lower SchoolCommunity school | Luton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Claystone SchoolOther independent special school | Luton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | Near Shefford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cranfield Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Derwent Primary SchoolFoundation school | Henlow | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Dovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Leighton Buzzard | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Dunton CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Biggleswade | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Eaton Bray AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Edward Peake CofE VC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Biggleswade | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special school | Silsoe | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Etonbury AcademyAcademy converter | Arlesey | No overall grade | 45.5 | 0.10-0.11 to 0.32 · not a win | |
| Eversholt Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Milton Keynes | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Everton Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Nr Sandy | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCommunity school | Fairfield Park | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Flitwick Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Fulbrook SchoolAcademy converter | Milton Keynes | Report card 2026 | 42.9 | — | |
| Gilbert Inglefield AcademyAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Gothic Mede AcademyAcademy converter | Arlesey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Greenfield | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Greenleas SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Hadrian AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Harlington Upper SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2023 | 47.8 | -0.34-0.49 to -0.18 | |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Heathwood Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Henlow Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Henlow | No overall grade | 42.7 | -0.23-0.54 to 0.07 · not a win | |
| Hockliffe Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Holywell SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Houghton Conquest Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Houghton Regis Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Houstone SchoolFree schools | Dunstable | No overall grade | 46.1 | -0.74-1.16 to -0.33 | |
| Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolCommunity school | Husborne Crawley | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ivel Valley School & CollegeCommunity special school | Biggleswade | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bedford | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Kensworth Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Laburnum Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Sandy | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Lancot SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Langford Village AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Biggleswade | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Lark Rise AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lawnside AcademyAcademy converter | Biggleswade | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Leedon Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Leighton Middle SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Lime Tree Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Central Bedfordshire | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Linslade Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Linslade SchoolAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Manshead Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Luton | Report card 2026 | 43 | -0.53-0.72 to -0.33 | |
| Maple Tree Primary SchoolFoundation school | Sandy | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Marston Moreteyne | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Shefford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Moggerhanger Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Northill CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Biggleswade | No overall grade | — | — | |
| OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade CampusOther independent school | Biggleswade | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Orchard School & NurseryOther independent school | Bedford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Parkfields Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Pix Brook AcademyFree schools | Stotfold | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Potton Primary SchoolFoundation school | Sandy | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Priory AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2023 | 46.2 | -0.21-0.50 to 0.07 · not a win | |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Queensbury AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | No overall grade | 40 | -0.56-0.76 to -0.37 | |
| Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Raynsford Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Henlow | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | 46.6 | 0.08-0.07 to 0.22 · not a win | |
| Ridgmont Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy converter | Shefford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Robert Peel Primary SchoolFoundation school | Sandy | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Roecroft Lower SchoolCommunity school | Hitchin | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Russell Lower SchoolCommunity school | Ampthill | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Samuel Whitbread AcademyAcademy converter | Shefford | Good 2023 | 46.7 | -0.13-0.27 to 0.01 · not a win | |
| Sandy Secondary SchoolFoundation school | Sandy | No overall grade | 40.8 | -0.24-0.43 to -0.04 | |
| Shefford Lower SchoolCommunity school | Shefford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity school | Hitchin | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Slip End Village SchoolCommunity school | Luton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Southcott Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Southill Lower SchoolCommunity school | Biggleswade | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Biggleswade | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Christophers AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Leonards CE AcademyAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldAcademy converter | Hitchin | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided school | Clophill | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sandy | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St. Augustine's AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Stanbridge Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stannard SchoolOther independent special school | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Stondon Lower SchoolCommunity school | Henlow | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Stratton SchoolAcademy converter | Biggleswade | No overall grade | 38.9 | -0.17-0.37 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| Studham Village CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Studham | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sundon Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sutton | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Swallowfield PrimaryCommunity school | Milton Keynes | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Chiltern SchoolCommunity special school | Dunstable | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Vale AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thomas Johnson Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Thomas Whitehead Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thornhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Tithe Farm Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Toddington St George Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Totternhoe Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Vandyke Upper SchoolAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | 48.2 | 0.01-0.13 to 0.16 · not a win | |
| Watling Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Westfield Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Dunstable | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Willow Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Dunstable | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Woburn Lower SchoolCommunity school | Woburn | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wrestlingworth CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sandy | Good 2023 | — | — |