East of England
Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
131 schools, 48,879 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 45.
Ofsted across Central Bedfordshire
Good76
Requires improvement2
Outstanding1
No overall grade52
79 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 52 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Sorted by the share of pupils meeting the expected standard at key stage 2. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Rise AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No grade | 88% |
| Raynsford Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Henlow | No grade | 81% |
| Derwent Primary SchoolFoundation school | Henlow | Good 2023 | 78% |
| Slip End Village SchoolCommunity school | Luton | No grade | 75% |
| The Vale AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No grade | 73% |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2022 | 73% |
| Maple Tree Primary SchoolFoundation school | Sandy | Good 2023 | 71% |
| Thornhill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunstable | No grade | 68% |
| Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | Near Shefford | Good 2022 | 65% |
| Lancot SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | Good 2024 | 64% |
| Laburnum Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Sandy | No grade | 63% |
| Moggerhanger Primary SchoolFoundation school | Bedford | Good 2024 | 62% |
| Caddington Village SchoolCommunity school | Luton | No grade | 62% |
| Langford Village AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Biggleswade | Good 2024 | 62% |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2022 | 62% |
| Ardley Hill AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2024 | 60% |
| Everton Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Nr Sandy | Good 2024 | 58% |
| Swallowfield PrimaryCommunity school | Milton Keynes | No grade | 57% |
| Robert Peel Primary SchoolFoundation school | Sandy | No grade | 57% |
| Biggleswade AcademyAcademy converter | Biggleswade | Good 2024 | 57% |
| Kensworth Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | No grade | 57% |
| Lime Tree Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Central Bedfordshire | Good 2024 | 57% |
| Hadrian AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2023 | 56% |
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolVoluntary aided school | Dunstable | No grade | 45% |
| Eaton Bray AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No grade | 44% |
| Potton Primary SchoolFoundation school | Sandy | No grade | 41% |
| Tithe Farm Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunstable | No grade | 41% |
| Beecroft AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2024 | 39% |
| Thomas Whitehead Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Dunstable | No grade | 39% |
| St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sandy | Good 2022 | 38% |
| Houghton Regis Primary SchoolCommunity school | Dunstable | No grade | 36% |
| St Christophers AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | No grade | 33% |
| St. Augustine's AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2024 | 32% |
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Shefford | Good 2024 | 30% |
| John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Bedford | Requires improvement 2023 | 29% |
| Totternhoe Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2022 | 18% |
| Flitwick Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Houghton Conquest Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolCommunity school | Husborne Crawley | Good 2023 | — |
| Beaudesert Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — |
| Thomas Johnson Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2022 | — |
| Stondon Lower SchoolCommunity school | Henlow | Good 2022 | — |
| Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Ridgmont Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Shefford Lower SchoolCommunity school | Shefford | Good 2023 | — |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity school | Hitchin | Good 2023 | — |
| Southill Lower SchoolCommunity school | Biggleswade | No grade | — |
| Stanbridge Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2022 | — |
| Roecroft Lower SchoolCommunity school | Hitchin | No grade | — |
| Chalton Lower SchoolCommunity school | Luton | Good 2023 | — |
| Woburn Lower SchoolCommunity school | Woburn | Good 2023 | — |
| Russell Lower SchoolCommunity school | Ampthill | Good 2022 | — |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | No grade | — |
| The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — |
| Leedon Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | No grade | — |
| Heathwood Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | — |
| Linslade Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | No grade | — |
| Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | No grade | — |
| Southcott Lower SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | — |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Greenleas SchoolCommunity school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Biggleswade | Good 2021 | — |
| Dunton CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Biggleswade | Good 2023 | — |
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Wrestlingworth CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sandy | Good 2023 | — |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided school | Clophill | No grade | — |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolVoluntary aided school | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2023 | — |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sutton | No grade | — |
| Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCommunity school | Fairfield Park | Good 2024 | — |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Greenfield | Good 2024 | — |
| Eversholt Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Milton Keynes | Good 2023 | — |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2023 | — |
| Cranfield Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldAcademy converter | Hitchin | No grade | — |
| Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2023 | — |
| Sundon Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Luton | Good 2024 | — |
| Toddington St George Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Good 2022 | — |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | Bedford | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Gothic Mede AcademyAcademy converter | Arlesey | Good 2023 | — |
| Caldecote Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Biggleswade | Good 2024 | — |
| Lawnside AcademyAcademy converter | Biggleswade | Good 2023 | — |
| The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | No grade | — |
| Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Marston Moreteyne | Good 2024 | — |
| Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | No grade | — |
| Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Bedford | Good 2024 | — |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | Shefford | Good 2023 | — |
| Studham Village CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Studham | No grade | — |
| Northill CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Biggleswade | No grade | — |
| Dovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Leighton Buzzard | No grade | — |
| Hockliffe Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | No grade | — |
| Aspley Guise Village SchoolAcademy converter | Aspley Guise | Good 2023 | — |
| Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Watling Lower SchoolAcademy converter | Dunstable | No grade | — |
| St Leonards CE AcademyAcademy converter | Leighton Buzzard | Good 2024 | — |