Schools in Bedford, East of England (2025)
76 schools · 34,456 students · 40 academy, 29 local authority, 7 independent · median Pupils on roll 415.
Bedford, in East of England, has 76 schools in England's 2025 data, together educating about 34,456 students. By level there are 56 primary, 14 secondary, 5 all-through, 1 sixth form; by sector 40 academy, 29 local authority, 7 independent.
The median Pupils on roll across Bedford's schools is 415, above the East of England median of 246. Number of pupils in the latest school census.
69 of the 76 schools qualify for the Success Index (England). The highest-scoring is Goldington Academy (78.9, top 25% of secondary schools nationally), followed by Sharnbrook Academy (74.4, top 25% of secondary schools nationally), and Harrold Primary Academy (71.0, top 25% of primary schools nationally). Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare a primary school with other primary schools.
The largest schools are Sharnbrook Academy (1,684 students), Bedford Academy (1,480 students), Biddenham International School and Sports College (1,422 students). 2 schools are single-sex.
Schools are spread across 6 towns, with the most in Bedford (71), Wixams (1), Huntingdon (1), Kempston (1).
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Top 60 schools in Bedford
Ordered by Success Index (England). Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East of England. The remaining 9 ranked schools are listed below the table.
- 179Goldington AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary54.3 Attainment 8 · 958 students
- 274Sharnbrook AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary51.6 Attainment 8 · 1,684 students
- 371Harrold Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 96 students
- 470Hazeldene SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 443 students
- 570Willow Grove Primary SchoolWixams · Academy Primary– · 104 students
- 668Castle Newnham SchoolBedford · Academy All-through67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 624 students
- 766Sharnbrook PrimaryBedford · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 866Bromham CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 496 students
- 965Great Denham Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 677 students
- 1062Lincroft AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary45.0 Attainment 8 · 923 students
- 1161Great Ouse Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
- 1260Eileen Wade Primary SchoolHuntingdon · Local authority Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 70 students
- 1360The Hills AcademyBedford · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 442 students
- 1460Elstow SchoolBedford · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
- 1558Wootton Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 731 students
- 1656Wixams AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary47.5 Attainment 8 · 903 students
- 1756Cotton End Forest SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 435 students
- 1856Wootton AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary44.3 Attainment 8 · 822 students
- 1955Kymbrook Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 76 students
- 2055Cauldwell SchoolBedford · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 415 students
- 2154Lakeview SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 436 students
- 2254St Thomas More Catholic SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary47.0 Attainment 8 · 893 students
- 2353Broadmead Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 228 students
- 2452Wixams Tree Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 559 students
- 2552Turvey Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 81 students
- 2651Carlton CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 87 students
- 2750Milton Ernest CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 67 students
- 2849Bedford Free SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary46.5 Attainment 8 · 536 students
- 2948Kempston Rural Primary SchoolKempston · Local authority Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 439 students
- 3047Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolBedford · Independent All-through44.9 Attainment 8 · 775 students
- 3147Riseley CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 121 students
- 3246Oakley Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 3345St James' CofE AcademyBedford · Academy Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 194 students
- 3442St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolRushden · Local authority Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 123 students
- 3540Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary SchoolPodington · Local authority Primary46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 70 students
- 3640Scott Primary School & NurseryBedford · Local authority Primary59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 469 students
- 3738Marston Vale Middle SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 563 students
- 3837Bedford AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary42.8 Attainment 8 · 1,480 students
- 3936Mark Rutherford SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary41.5 Attainment 8 · 1,150 students
- 4034St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 268 students
- 4134Kempston AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary40.3 Attainment 8 · 773 students
- 4233Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeBedford · Local authority Secondary42.1 Attainment 8 · 1,422 students
- 4331Brickhill Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 4431King's Oak Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 826 students
- 4530Shortstown Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 479 students
- 4629Queen's Park AcademyBedford · Academy Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 4729Daubeney AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary38.5 Attainment 8 · 576 students
- 4829Goldington Green AcademyBedford · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 576 students
- 4927Putnoe Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 494 students
- 5027Camestone SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 408 students
- 5127Renhold VC Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 191 students
- 5225Edith Cavell Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 292 students
- 5324Springfield Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 365 students
- 5424Sheerhatch Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 129 students
- 5523Bedford Modern SchoolBedford · Independent All-through31.3 Attainment 8 · 1,219 students
- 5622Ursula Taylor Church of England SchoolBedford · Academy Primary35% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 350 students
- 5722Bedford Road Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 365 students
- 5821Westfield Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 298 students
- 5921Shackleton Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 487 students
- 6020Priory Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goldington Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 78.9 Top 25% | 54.3 Attainment 8 | 958 |
| 2 | Sharnbrook Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 74.4 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,684 |
| 3 | Harrold Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 71.0 Top 25% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 96 |
| 4 | Hazeldene School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 70.4 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 443 |
| 5 | Willow Grove Primary School Wixams · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 70.0 Top 50% | – | 104 |
| 6 | Castle Newnham School Bedford · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Academy | 67.6 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 624 |
| 7 | Sharnbrook Primary Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 66.4 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 8 | Bromham CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 65.7 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 496 |
| 9 | Great Denham Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 65.1 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 677 |
| 10 | Lincroft Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 62.3 Top 50% | 45.0 Attainment 8 | 923 |
| 11 | Great Ouse Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 61.2 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 12 | Eileen Wade Primary School Huntingdon · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 60.0 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 70 |
| 13 | The Hills Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 59.7 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 442 |
| 14 | Elstow School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 59.6 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 15 | Wootton Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 58.3 Top 50% | – | 731 |
| 16 | Wixams Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 56.4 Top 50% | 47.5 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 17 | Cotton End Forest School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 56.2 Top 50% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 435 |
| 18 | Wootton Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 55.8 Top 50% | 44.3 Attainment 8 | 822 |
| 19 | Kymbrook Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 55.2 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 76 |
| 20 | Cauldwell School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 54.7 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 21 | Lakeview School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 54.3 Top 50% | – | 436 |
| 22 | St Thomas More Catholic School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 53.9 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 893 |
| 23 | Broadmead Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 53.2 Top 50% | – | 228 |
| 24 | Wixams Tree Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 52.4 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 559 |
| 25 | Turvey Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 51.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 81 |
| 26 | Carlton CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 50.5 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 87 |
| 27 | Milton Ernest CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 50.0 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 67 |
| 28 | Bedford Free School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 49.2 Top 50% | 46.5 Attainment 8 | 536 |
| 29 | Kempston Rural Primary School Kempston · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 48.1 Lower 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 439 |
| 30 | Bedford Greenacre Independent School Bedford · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 47.3 Lower 50% | 44.9 Attainment 8 | 775 |
| 31 | Riseley CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 46.9 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 121 |
| 32 | Oakley Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 46.1 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 33 | St James' CofE Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 45.0 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 194 |
| 34 | St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Rushden · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 41.5 Lower 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 123 |
| 35 | Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School Podington · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 40.3 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 70 |
| 36 | Scott Primary School & Nursery Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 39.7 Lower 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 469 |
| 37 | Marston Vale Middle School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 37.5 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 563 |
| 38 | Bedford Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 37.2 Lower 50% | 42.8 Attainment 8 | 1,480 |
| 39 | Mark Rutherford School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 36.0 Lower 50% | 41.5 Attainment 8 | 1,150 |
| 40 | St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 34.4 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 268 |
| 41 | Kempston Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 34.2 Lower 50% | 40.3 Attainment 8 | 773 |
| 42 | Biddenham International School and Sports College Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 33.1 Lower 50% | 42.1 Attainment 8 | 1,422 |
| 43 | Brickhill Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 31.4 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 44 | King's Oak Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 1–11 | Local authority | 30.5 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 826 |
| 45 | Shortstown Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 30.4 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 479 |
| 46 | Queen's Park Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 29.4 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 47 | Daubeney Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 29.3 Lower 50% | 38.5 Attainment 8 | 576 |
| 48 | Goldington Green Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 29.1 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 576 |
| 49 | Putnoe Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 27.3 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 494 |
| 50 | Camestone School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 26.9 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 408 |
| 51 | Renhold VC Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 26.8 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 191 |
| 52 | Edith Cavell Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 24.9 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 292 |
| 53 | Springfield Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 24.2 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 365 |
| 54 | Sheerhatch Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 24.0 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 129 |
| 55 | Bedford Modern School Bedford · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 23.0 Lower 50% | 31.3 Attainment 8 | 1,219 |
| 56 | Ursula Taylor Church of England School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 22.0 Lower 50% | 35% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 350 |
| 57 | Bedford Road Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 21.7 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 365 |
| 58 | Westfield Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 21.4 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 298 |
| 59 | Shackleton Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 21.1 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 487 |
| 60 | Priory Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 20.4 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
More ranked schools in Bedford
Ranked 61 to 69 by Success Index (England).
- 61.Bedford School20.2
- 62.Pinchmill Primary School18.7
- 63.Thurleigh Primary School18.7
- 64.Bedford Girls' School17.7
- 65.Livingstone Primary School16.2
- 66.St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School13.8
- 67.Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy13.7
- 68.Balliol Primary School13.2
- 69.Roxton Church of England Academy11.7
Other schools in Bedford
Schools without a rank: fewer than 60 students, no published Pupils on roll, or a school type that is not scored.
42.5
Wilden CofE VA Primary School
Bedford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
45 students
12.4
Ravensden CofE Primary Academy
Bedford · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
51 students
2.4
KWS School
Bedford · Independent secondary · Ages 11–18
18 students
–
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
Bedford · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
749 students
–
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Bedford · Independent primary · Ages 0–7
297 students
–
Polam School
Bedford · Independent primary · Ages 1–9
99 students
–
Wilstead Primary School
Bedford · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
Compare the top 4 schools in Bedford side by side →
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best school in Bedford?
Goldington Academy is the highest-ranked school in Bedford with a Success Index (England) of 78.9 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in England).
How many schools are in Bedford?
Bedford has 76 schools (14 secondary, 56 primary, 5 all-through, 1 sixth form) educating 34,456 students in 2025.
What is the typical Pupils on roll in Bedford?
The median Pupils on roll across schools in Bedford is 415. Number of pupils in the latest school census.