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Central Bedfordshire primary schools league table 2025

Primary, infant, junior and all-through schools teaching Key Stages 1 and 2. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 94 schools in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East of England.

  1. 1
    100
    Eversholt Lower SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy Primary– · 68 students
  2. 2
    98
    Aspley Guise Village SchoolAspley Guise · Academy Primary– · 136 students
  3. 3
    97
    Linslade Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 181 students
  4. 4
    97
    Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolSutton · Local authority Primary– · 98 students
  5. 5
    96
    Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 259 students
  6. 6
    96
    Hockliffe Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 67 students
  7. 7
    96
    Campton AcademyShefford · Academy Primary– · 128 students
  8. 8
    95
    Russell Lower SchoolAmpthill · Local authority Primary– · 437 students
  9. 9
    95
    The Firs Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 350 students
  10. 10
    95
    Sundon Lower SchoolLuton · Academy Primary– · 63 students
  11. 11
    94
    Stanbridge Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 120 students
  12. 12
    94
    Dovery AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 191 students
  13. 13
    94
    Heathwood Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 195 students
  14. 14
    93
    Haynes Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 136 students
  15. 15
    92
    OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade CampusBiggleswade · Independent All-through59.1 Attainment 8 · 161 students
  16. 16
    92
    Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGreenfield · Academy Primary– · 145 students
  17. 17
    92
    Cranfield Church of England AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 511 students
  18. 18
    91
    Southcott Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 312 students
  19. 19
    89
    Watling Lower SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 190 students
  20. 20
    89
    Fairfield Park Lower SchoolFairfield Park · Local authority Primary– · 479 students
  21. 21
    88
    St Leonards CE AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 117 students
  22. 22
    86
    Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 251 students
  23. 23
    86
    Woburn Lower SchoolWoburn · Local authority Primary– · 65 students
  24. 24
    86
    Lark Rise AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 351 students
  25. 25
    86
    Studham Village CofE AcademyStudham · Academy Primary– · 87 students
  26. 26
    84
    Beaudesert Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 278 students
  27. 27
    84
    Chalton Lower SchoolLuton · Local authority Primary– · 65 students
  28. 28
    84
    Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 293 students
  29. 29
    83
    Flitwick Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 336 students
  30. 30
    83
    Greenleas SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 664 students
  31. 31
    83
    Lidlington Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 92 students
  32. 32
    83
    Templefield Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 290 students
  33. 33
    82
    Gravenhurst AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 72 students
  34. 34
    82
    Maulden Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 166 students
  35. 35
    81
    Toddington St George Church of England SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 341 students
  36. 36
    81
    Raynsford Church of England AcademyHenlow · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 246 students
  37. 37
    78
    Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolMarston Moreteyne · Local authority Primary– · 624 students
  38. 38
    76
    Harlington Lower SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 130 students
  39. 39
    75
    Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 306 students
  40. 40
    75
    St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolClophill · Local authority Primary– · 134 students
  41. 41
    73
    Roecroft Lower SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 359 students
  42. 42
    73
    St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolBiggleswade · Local authority Primary– · 945 students
  43. 43
    73
    Stondon Lower SchoolHenlow · Local authority Primary– · 136 students
  44. 44
    69
    Derwent Primary SchoolHenlow · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 419 students
  45. 45
    69
    Shefford Lower SchoolShefford · Local authority Primary– · 514 students
  46. 46
    68
    Kingsmoor Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 167 students
  47. 47
    67
    Clifton All Saints AcademyNear Shefford · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
  48. 48
    66
    Slip End Village SchoolLuton · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 112 students
  49. 49
    64
    Shillington Lower SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 94 students
  50. 50
    62
    Southill Lower SchoolBiggleswade · Local authority Primary– · 78 students
  51. 51
    62
    Thornhill Primary SchoolDunstable · Local authority Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 516 students
  52. 52
    61
    Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 295 students
  53. 53
    60
    Priory AcademyDunstable · Academy All-through46.2 Attainment 8 · 830 students
  54. 54
    60
    St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 213 students
  55. 55
    58
    St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldHitchin · Academy Primary– · 297 students
  56. 56
    55
    The Vale AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 601 students
  57. 57
    55
    St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLuton · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
  58. 58
    54
    Lancot SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 423 students
  59. 59
    54
    The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 378 students
  60. 60
    54
    Caddington Village SchoolLuton · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 277 students
  61. 61
    53
    Maple Tree Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 241 students
  62. 62
    51
    Gothic Mede AcademyArlesey · Academy Primary– · 249 students
  63. 63
    49
    Dunton CofE Junior SchoolBiggleswade · Local authority Primary– · 66 students
  64. 64
    49
    Northill CofE AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary– · 66 students
  65. 65
    47
    Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 139 students
  66. 66
    44
    Lawnside AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary– · 283 students
  67. 67
    44
    The Rushmere Park AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 207 students
  68. 68
    44
    Leedon Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 368 students
  69. 69
    43
    Ardley Hill AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
  70. 70
    43
    Lime Tree Primary AcademyHoughton Regis · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 360 students
  71. 71
    39
    Moggerhanger Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 119 students
  72. 72
    37
    Langford Village AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 295 students
  73. 73
    37
    Biggleswade AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 839 students
  74. 74
    36
    Westoning Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 115 students
  75. 75
    36
    Swallowfield PrimaryMilton Keynes · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 458 students
  76. 76
    35
    Hadrian AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 394 students
  77. 77
    35
    Laburnum Primary SchoolSandy · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 174 students
  78. 78
    29
    Everton Heath Primary SchoolNr Sandy · Academy Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 82 students
  79. 79
    27
    Robert Peel Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 386 students
  80. 80
    27
    John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 119 students
  81. 81
    27
    Kensworth Church of England AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 90 students
  82. 82
    24
    Caldecote Church of England AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary– · 85 students
  83. 83
    23
    Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolDunstable · Local authority Primary45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
  84. 84
    23
    St Christophers AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary33% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 388 students
  85. 85
    21
    Houghton Regis Primary SchoolDunstable · Local authority Primary36% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 386 students
  86. 86
    19
    St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority Primary38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 172 students
  87. 87
    18
    Beecroft AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
  88. 88
    18
    Potton Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority Primary41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 387 students
  89. 89
    17
    Eaton Bray AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 188 students
  90. 90
    17
    Tithe Farm Primary SchoolDunstable · Local authority Primary41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 432 students
  91. 91
    17
    Meppershall Church of England AcademyShefford · Academy Primary30% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 238 students
  92. 92
    15
    Totternhoe Church of England AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary18% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 177 students
  93. 93
    11
    Thomas Whitehead Church of England AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 206 students
  94. 94
    9
    St. Augustine's AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary32% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 177 students

Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes leads the 2025 list of primary schools in Central Bedfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.5. Of the 94 schools shown, 47 are academy, 46 are local authority, 1 are independent.

For the full picture see the wider East of England primary schools league table, every school on the Central Bedfordshire page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best primary school in Central Bedfordshire?

Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes, East of England ranks first among primary schools in Central Bedfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.5 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 68).

How are primary schools in Central Bedfordshire ranked?

Each school's Success Index (England) combines 9 factors: ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%), ks2: higher standard (20%), ks2: reading progress (10%), ks2: maths progress (10%), progress 8 (20%), attainment 8 (30%), grade 5+ in english & maths (15%), a level points per entry (10%), community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across England. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.