Central Bedfordshire state schools league table 2025
Academies, free schools and local-authority maintained schools. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East of England.
- Primary Schools in Central Bedfordshire
- Secondary Schools in Central Bedfordshire
- Academies & Free Schools in Central Bedfordshire
- Secondary Schools by Attainment 8 in Central Bedfordshire
- Primary Schools by KS2 Results in Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth Forms by A Level Results in Central Bedfordshire
- Largest Schools in Central Bedfordshire
- 1100Eversholt Lower SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy Primary– · 68 students
- 298Aspley Guise Village SchoolAspley Guise · Academy Primary– · 136 students
- 397Linslade Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 181 students
- 497Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolSutton · Local authority Primary– · 98 students
- 596Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 259 students
- 696Hockliffe Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 67 students
- 796Campton AcademyShefford · Academy Primary– · 128 students
- 895Russell Lower SchoolAmpthill · Local authority Primary– · 437 students
- 995The Firs Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 350 students
- 1095Sundon Lower SchoolLuton · Academy Primary– · 63 students
- 1194Stanbridge Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 120 students
- 1294Dovery AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 191 students
- 1394Heathwood Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 195 students
- 1493Haynes Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 136 students
- 1592Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGreenfield · Academy Primary– · 145 students
- 1692Cranfield Church of England AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 511 students
- 1791Southcott Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 312 students
- 1889Watling Lower SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 190 students
- 1989Fairfield Park Lower SchoolFairfield Park · Local authority Primary– · 479 students
- 2088St Leonards CE AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 117 students
- 2186Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 251 students
- 2286Woburn Lower SchoolWoburn · Local authority Primary– · 65 students
- 2386Lark Rise AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 351 students
- 2486Studham Village CofE AcademyStudham · Academy Primary– · 87 students
- 2584Beaudesert Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 278 students
- 2684Chalton Lower SchoolLuton · Local authority Primary– · 65 students
- 2784Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 293 students
- 2883Flitwick Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 336 students
- 2983Greenleas SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 664 students
- 3083Lidlington Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 92 students
- 3183Templefield Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 290 students
- 3282Gravenhurst AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 72 students
- 3382Maulden Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 166 students
- 3481Toddington St George Church of England SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 341 students
- 3581Raynsford Church of England AcademyHenlow · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 246 students
- 3678Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolMarston Moreteyne · Local authority Primary– · 624 students
- 3776Harlington Lower SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 130 students
- 3875Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 306 students
- 3975St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolClophill · Local authority Primary– · 134 students
- 4073Leighton Middle SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Secondary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 597 students
- 4173Roecroft Lower SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 359 students
- 4273St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolBiggleswade · Local authority Primary– · 945 students
- 4373Stondon Lower SchoolHenlow · Local authority Primary– · 136 students
- 4470Linslade SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Secondary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 721 students
- 4569Derwent Primary SchoolHenlow · Local authority Primary78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 419 students
- 4669Cedars Upper SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Secondary48.5 Attainment 8 · 1,135 students
- 4769Shefford Lower SchoolShefford · Local authority Primary– · 514 students
- 4868Kingsmoor Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 167 students
- 4967Clifton All Saints AcademyNear Shefford · Academy Primary65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
- 5067Samuel Whitbread AcademyShefford · Academy Secondary46.7 Attainment 8 · 1,657 students
- 5167Vandyke Upper SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Secondary48.2 Attainment 8 · 1,517 students
- 5266Slip End Village SchoolLuton · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 112 students
- 5365Harlington Upper SchoolDunstable · Academy Secondary47.8 Attainment 8 · 1,156 students
- 5464Shillington Lower SchoolHitchin · Local authority Primary– · 94 students
- 5562Southill Lower SchoolBiggleswade · Local authority Primary– · 78 students
- 5662Thornhill Primary SchoolDunstable · Local authority Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 516 students
- 5761Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeBedford · Academy Secondary46.6 Attainment 8 · 1,657 students
- 5861Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary– · 295 students
- 5960Priory AcademyDunstable · Academy All-through46.2 Attainment 8 · 830 students
- 6060St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 213 students
- 6159Houstone SchoolDunstable · Academy Secondary46.1 Attainment 8 · 765 students
- 6258St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldHitchin · Academy Primary– · 297 students
- 6357Etonbury AcademyArlesey · Academy Secondary45.5 Attainment 8 · 1,158 students
- 6455Arnold AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 704 students
- 6555The Vale AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 601 students
- 6655St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLuton · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 229 students
- 6754Lancot SchoolDunstable · Academy Primary64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 423 students
- 6854The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 378 students
- 6954Pix Brook AcademyStotfold · Academy Secondary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 1,011 students
- 7054Caddington Village SchoolLuton · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 277 students
- 7153Maple Tree Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 241 students
- 7251Gothic Mede AcademyArlesey · Academy Primary– · 249 students
- 7349Dunton CofE Junior SchoolBiggleswade · Local authority Primary– · 66 students
- 7449Northill CofE AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary– · 66 students
- 7547Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 139 students
- 7646Henlow Church of England AcademyHenlow · Academy Secondary42.7 Attainment 8 · 599 students
- 7744Lawnside AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary– · 283 students
- 7844The Rushmere Park AcademyLeighton Buzzard · Academy Primary– · 207 students
- 7944Leedon Lower SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority Primary– · 368 students
- 8043Ardley Hill AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 422 students
- 8143Lime Tree Primary AcademyHoughton Regis · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 360 students
- 8242Manshead Church of England AcademyLuton · Academy Secondary43.0 Attainment 8 · 1,134 students
- 8341Sandy Secondary SchoolSandy · Local authority Secondary40.8 Attainment 8 · 1,259 students
- 8439Queensbury AcademyDunstable · Academy Secondary40.0 Attainment 8 · 1,093 students
- 8539Moggerhanger Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 119 students
- 8639Alameda Middle SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 720 students
- 8738Parkfields Middle SchoolDunstable · Academy Secondary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 460 students
- 8837Langford Village AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 295 students
- 8937Biggleswade AcademyBiggleswade · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 839 students
- 9036Westoning Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 115 students
- 9136Brooklands Middle SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy Secondary48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 598 students
- 9236Swallowfield PrimaryMilton Keynes · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 458 students
- 9335Hadrian AcademyDunstable · Academy Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 394 students
- 9435Laburnum Primary SchoolSandy · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 174 students
- 9534Stratton SchoolBiggleswade · Academy Secondary38.9 Attainment 8 · 917 students
- 9631Fulbrook SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy Secondary42.9 Attainment 8 · 551 students
- 9731Robert Bloomfield AcademyShefford · Academy Secondary42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 962 students
- 9829Everton Heath Primary SchoolNr Sandy · Academy Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 82 students
- 9927Robert Peel Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 386 students
- 10027John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 119 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eversholt Lower School Milton Keynes · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 99.5 Top 5% | – | 68 |
| 2 | Aspley Guise Village School Aspley Guise · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 98.3 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 3 | Linslade Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 181 |
| 4 | Sutton CofE VA Primary School Sutton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 96.7 Top 5% | – | 98 |
| 5 | Pulford CofE VA Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 96.3 Top 5% | – | 259 |
| 6 | Hockliffe Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 95.9 Top 5% | – | 67 |
| 7 | Campton Academy Shefford · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 95.6 Top 5% | – | 128 |
| 8 | Russell Lower School Ampthill · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 95.4 Top 5% | – | 437 |
| 9 | The Firs Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 350 |
| 10 | Sundon Lower School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 94.9 Top 5% | – | 63 |
| 11 | Stanbridge Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 94.0 Top 5% | – | 120 |
| 12 | Dovery Academy Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 93.7 Top 5% | – | 191 |
| 13 | Heathwood Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 93.5 Top 5% | – | 195 |
| 14 | Haynes Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 15 | Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Greenfield · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 92.2 Top 5% | – | 145 |
| 16 | Cranfield Church of England Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | – | 511 |
| 17 | Southcott Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 90.7 Top 5% | – | 312 |
| 18 | Watling Lower School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 88.9 Top 10% | – | 190 |
| 19 | Fairfield Park Lower School Fairfield Park · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 88.6 Top 10% | – | 479 |
| 20 | St Leonards CE Academy Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 88.3 Top 10% | – | 117 |
| 21 | Silsoe CofE VC Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 86.3 Top 10% | – | 251 |
| 22 | Woburn Lower School Woburn · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 86.0 Top 10% | – | 65 |
| 23 | Lark Rise Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 85.9 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 351 |
| 24 | Studham Village CofE Academy Studham · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 85.7 Top 10% | – | 87 |
| 25 | Beaudesert Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 84.3 Top 25% | – | 278 |
| 26 | Chalton Lower School Luton · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 83.7 Top 25% | – | 65 |
| 27 | Ramsey Manor Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 83.7 Top 25% | – | 293 |
| 28 | Flitwick Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 336 |
| 29 | Greenleas School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 664 |
| 30 | Lidlington Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 92 |
| 31 | Templefield Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 290 |
| 32 | Gravenhurst Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 82.1 Top 25% | – | 72 |
| 33 | Maulden Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 81.5 Top 25% | – | 166 |
| 34 | Toddington St George Church of England School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 81.1 Top 25% | – | 341 |
| 35 | Raynsford Church of England Academy Henlow · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 80.6 Top 25% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 246 |
| 36 | Marston Moreteyne VC School Marston Moreteyne · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 77.9 Top 25% | – | 624 |
| 37 | Harlington Lower School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 76.4 Top 25% | – | 130 |
| 38 | Clipstone Brook Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 75.3 Top 25% | – | 306 |
| 39 | St Mary's VA CofE Lower School Clophill · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 75.3 Top 25% | – | 134 |
| 40 | Leighton Middle School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Local authority | 73.2 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 597 |
| 41 | Roecroft Lower School Hitchin · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 73.2 Top 25% | – | 359 |
| 42 | St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 73.2 Top 25% | – | 945 |
| 43 | Stondon Lower School Henlow · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Local authority | 73.2 Top 25% | – | 136 |
| 44 | Linslade School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 69.6 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 721 |
| 45 | Derwent Primary School Henlow · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 68.8 Top 50% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 419 |
| 46 | Cedars Upper School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 68.7 Top 50% | 48.5 Attainment 8 | 1,135 |
| 47 | Shefford Lower School Shefford · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 68.6 Top 50% | – | 514 |
| 48 | Kingsmoor Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 68.2 Top 50% | – | 167 |
| 49 | Clifton All Saints Academy Near Shefford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 66.9 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 50 | Samuel Whitbread Academy Shefford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 66.6 Top 50% | 46.7 Attainment 8 | 1,657 |
| 51 | Vandyke Upper School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 66.5 Top 50% | 48.2 Attainment 8 | 1,517 |
| 52 | Slip End Village School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 66.2 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 112 |
| 53 | Harlington Upper School Dunstable · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 64.7 Top 50% | 47.8 Attainment 8 | 1,156 |
| 54 | Shillington Lower School Hitchin · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 63.6 Top 50% | – | 94 |
| 55 | Southill Lower School Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Local authority | 62.2 Top 50% | – | 78 |
| 56 | Thornhill Primary School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 61.5 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 516 |
| 57 | Redborne Upper School and Community College Bedford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 60.9 Top 50% | 46.6 Attainment 8 | 1,657 |
| 58 | Dunstable Icknield Lower School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 60.8 Top 50% | – | 295 |
| 59 | Priory Academy Dunstable · All-through · Ages 9–16 | Academy | 60.2 Top 50% | 46.2 Attainment 8 | 830 |
| 60 | St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 60.0 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 213 |
| 61 | Houstone School Dunstable · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 58.5 Top 50% | 46.1 Attainment 8 | 765 |
| 62 | St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold Hitchin · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 58.3 Top 50% | – | 297 |
| 63 | Etonbury Academy Arlesey · Secondary · Ages 9–19 | Academy | 56.5 Top 50% | 45.5 Attainment 8 | 1,158 |
| 64 | Arnold Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 55.3 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 704 |
| 65 | The Vale Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 55.0 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 601 |
| 66 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School Luton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 54.5 Top 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 67 | Lancot School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 54.3 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 423 |
| 68 | The Mary Bassett Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 54.3 Top 50% | – | 378 |
| 69 | Pix Brook Academy Stotfold · Secondary · Ages 9–16 | Academy | 54.0 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 1,011 |
| 70 | Caddington Village School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 53.8 Top 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 277 |
| 71 | Maple Tree Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 52.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 241 |
| 72 | Gothic Mede Academy Arlesey · Primary · Ages 3–9 | Academy | 50.8 Top 50% | – | 249 |
| 73 | Dunton CofE Junior School Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 48.7 Lower 50% | – | 66 |
| 74 | Northill CofE Academy Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 48.7 Lower 50% | – | 66 |
| 75 | Houghton Conquest Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 47.4 Lower 50% | – | 139 |
| 76 | Henlow Church of England Academy Henlow · Secondary · Ages 9–16 | Academy | 46.2 Lower 50% | 42.7 Attainment 8 | 599 |
| 77 | Lawnside Academy Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 44.1 Lower 50% | – | 283 |
| 78 | The Rushmere Park Academy Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 44.1 Lower 50% | – | 207 |
| 79 | Leedon Lower School Leighton Buzzard · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 43.7 Lower 50% | – | 368 |
| 80 | Ardley Hill Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 43.0 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 81 | Lime Tree Primary Academy Houghton Regis · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 42.6 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 360 |
| 82 | Manshead Church of England Academy Luton · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 42.1 Lower 50% | 43.0 Attainment 8 | 1,134 |
| 83 | Sandy Secondary School Sandy · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 40.7 Lower 50% | 40.8 Attainment 8 | 1,259 |
| 84 | Queensbury Academy Dunstable · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 39.3 Lower 50% | 40.0 Attainment 8 | 1,093 |
| 85 | Moggerhanger Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 38.9 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 86 | Alameda Middle School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 38.6 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 720 |
| 87 | Parkfields Middle School Dunstable · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 37.7 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 460 |
| 88 | Langford Village Academy Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 36.9 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 295 |
| 89 | Biggleswade Academy Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 36.6 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 839 |
| 90 | Westoning Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 36.0 Lower 50% | – | 115 |
| 91 | Brooklands Middle School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 35.8 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 598 |
| 92 | Swallowfield Primary Milton Keynes · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 35.8 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 458 |
| 93 | Hadrian Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 34.6 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 394 |
| 94 | Laburnum Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 34.5 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 174 |
| 95 | Stratton School Biggleswade · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 34.4 Lower 50% | 38.9 Attainment 8 | 917 |
| 96 | Fulbrook School Milton Keynes · Secondary · Ages 9–16 | Academy | 31.1 Lower 50% | 42.9 Attainment 8 | 551 |
| 97 | Robert Bloomfield Academy Shefford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 31.1 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 962 |
| 98 | Everton Heath Primary School Nr Sandy · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 29.4 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 82 |
| 99 | Robert Peel Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 26.9 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 386 |
| 100 | John Donne Church of England Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 26.6 Lower 50% | 29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes leads the 2025 list of state schools in Central Bedfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.5. Of the 100 schools shown, 57 are academy, 43 are local authority.
For the full picture see the wider East of England state 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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What is the best state school in Central Bedfordshire?
Eversholt Lower School in Milton Keynes, East of England ranks first among state schools in Central Bedfordshire with a Success Index (England) of 99.5 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 68).
How are state 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.