Primary Schools by KS2 Results in Central Bedfordshire (2025)
Primary schools ranked by the percentage of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Listed with official data; 50 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
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- Sixth Forms by A Level Results in Central Bedfordshire
- Largest Schools in Central Bedfordshire
- 186Lark Rise AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 88% · 10% higher
- 281Raynsford Church of England AcademyHenlow · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 81% · 10% higher
- 369Derwent Primary SchoolHenlow · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 78% · 6% higher
- 473Leighton Middle SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Local authority SecondaryRWM expected: 78% · 5% higher
- 566Slip End Village SchoolLuton · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 75% · 8% higher
- 660St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 3% higher
- 755The Vale AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 0% higher
- 853Maple Tree Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 0% higher
- 970Linslade SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 70% · 7% higher
- 1062Thornhill Primary SchoolDunstable · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 10% higher
- 1157Etonbury AcademyArlesey · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 67% · 7% higher
- 1267Clifton All Saints AcademyNear Shefford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 15% higher
- 1360Priory AcademyDunstable · Academy All-throughRWM expected: 65% · 7% higher
- 1454Lancot SchoolDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 7% higher
- 1535Laburnum Primary SchoolSandy · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 0% higher
- 1655St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLuton · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 14% higher
- 1754Caddington Village SchoolLuton · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 10% higher
- 1839Moggerhanger Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 0% higher
- 1937Langford Village AcademyBiggleswade · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 0% higher
- 2055Arnold AcademyBedford · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 60% · 7% higher
- 2154Pix Brook AcademyStotfold · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 60% · 6% higher
- 2243Ardley Hill AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 3% higher
- 2329Everton Heath Primary SchoolNr Sandy · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 58% · 0% higher
- 2443Lime Tree Primary AcademyHoughton Regis · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 11% higher
- 2537Biggleswade AcademyBiggleswade · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 1% higher
- 2636Swallowfield PrimaryMilton Keynes · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 0% higher
- 2727Robert Peel Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 0% higher
- 2827Kensworth Church of England AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 0% higher
- 2935Hadrian AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 56% · 0% higher
- 3039Alameda Middle SchoolBedford · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 51% · 3% higher
- 3138Parkfields Middle SchoolDunstable · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 50% · 3% higher
- 3236Brooklands Middle SchoolLeighton Buzzard · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 48% · 4% higher
- 3323Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolDunstable · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 45% · 0% higher
- 3417Eaton Bray AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 44% · 0% higher
- 3531Robert Bloomfield AcademyShefford · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 42% · 3% higher
- 3618Potton Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 41% · 0% higher
- 3717Tithe Farm Primary SchoolDunstable · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 41% · 0% higher
- 3831Fulbrook SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 40% · 2% higher
- 3923Woodland Middle School AcademyBedford · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 39% · 1% higher
- 4018Beecroft AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 39% · 0% higher
- 4111Thomas Whitehead Church of England AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 39% · 0% higher
- 4219St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolSandy · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 38% · 0% higher
- 4321Houghton Regis Primary SchoolDunstable · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 36% · 2% higher
- 4423St Christophers AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 33% · 0% higher
- 459St. Augustine's AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 32% · 0% higher
- 4617Meppershall Church of England AcademyShefford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 30% · 0% higher
- 4727John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 29% · 6% higher
- 4822Holywell SchoolBedford · Academy SecondaryRWM expected: 27% · 1% higher
- 4915Totternhoe Church of England AcademyDunstable · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 18% · 0% higher
- 5012Edward Peake CofE VC SchoolBiggleswade · Local authority SecondaryRWM expected: 4% · 0% higher
| # | School | Sector | RWM expected | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lark Rise Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 88% · 10% higher | 85.9 Top 10% | 88% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 351 |
| 2 | Raynsford Church of England Academy Henlow · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 81% · 10% higher | 80.6 Top 25% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 246 |
| 3 | Derwent Primary School Henlow · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 78% · 6% higher | 68.8 Top 50% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 419 |
| 4 | Leighton Middle School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Local authority | 78% · 5% higher | 73.2 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 597 |
| 5 | Slip End Village School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 75% · 8% higher | 66.2 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 112 |
| 6 | St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 73% · 3% higher | 60.0 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 213 |
| 7 | The Vale Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 73% · 0% higher | 55.0 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 601 |
| 8 | Maple Tree Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 71% · 0% higher | 52.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 241 |
| 9 | Linslade School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 70% · 7% higher | 69.6 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 721 |
| 10 | Thornhill Primary School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 68% · 10% higher | 61.5 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 516 |
| 11 | Etonbury Academy Arlesey · Secondary · Ages 9–19 | Academy | 67% · 7% higher | 56.5 Top 50% | 45.5 Attainment 8 | 1,158 |
| 12 | Clifton All Saints Academy Near Shefford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 65% · 15% higher | 66.9 Top 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 13 | Priory Academy Dunstable · All-through · Ages 9–16 | Academy | 65% · 7% higher | 60.2 Top 50% | 46.2 Attainment 8 | 830 |
| 14 | Lancot School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 64% · 7% higher | 54.3 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 423 |
| 15 | Laburnum Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 63% · 0% higher | 34.5 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 174 |
| 16 | St Mary's Catholic Primary School Luton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 62% · 14% higher | 54.5 Top 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 17 | Caddington Village School Luton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 62% · 10% higher | 53.8 Top 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 277 |
| 18 | Moggerhanger Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 62% · 0% higher | 38.9 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 19 | Langford Village Academy Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 62% · 0% higher | 36.9 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 295 |
| 20 | Arnold Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 60% · 7% higher | 55.3 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 704 |
| 21 | Pix Brook Academy Stotfold · Secondary · Ages 9–16 | Academy | 60% · 6% higher | 54.0 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 1,011 |
| 22 | Ardley Hill Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 60% · 3% higher | 43.0 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 422 |
| 23 | Everton Heath Primary School Nr Sandy · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 58% · 0% higher | 29.4 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 82 |
| 24 | Lime Tree Primary Academy Houghton Regis · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 57% · 11% higher | 42.6 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 360 |
| 25 | Biggleswade Academy Biggleswade · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 57% · 1% higher | 36.6 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 839 |
| 26 | Swallowfield Primary Milton Keynes · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 57% · 0% higher | 35.8 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 458 |
| 27 | Robert Peel Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 57% · 0% higher | 26.9 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 386 |
| 28 | Kensworth Church of England Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 57% · 0% higher | 26.5 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 90 |
| 29 | Hadrian Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 56% · 0% higher | 34.6 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 394 |
| 30 | Alameda Middle School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 51% · 3% higher | 38.6 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 720 |
| 31 | Parkfields Middle School Dunstable · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 50% · 3% higher | 37.7 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 460 |
| 32 | Brooklands Middle School Leighton Buzzard · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 48% · 4% higher | 35.8 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 598 |
| 33 | Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 45% · 0% higher | 23.0 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 34 | Eaton Bray Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 44% · 0% higher | 17.4 Lower 50% | 44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 188 |
| 35 | Robert Bloomfield Academy Shefford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 42% · 3% higher | 31.1 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 962 |
| 36 | Potton Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 41% · 0% higher | 17.7 Lower 50% | 41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 37 | Tithe Farm Primary School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 41% · 0% higher | 17.2 Lower 50% | 41% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 432 |
| 38 | Fulbrook School Milton Keynes · Secondary · Ages 9–16 | Academy | 40% · 2% higher | 31.1 Lower 50% | 42.9 Attainment 8 | 551 |
| 39 | Woodland Middle School Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 39% · 1% higher | 22.7 Lower 50% | 39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 645 |
| 40 | Beecroft Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 39% · 0% higher | 18.3 Lower 50% | 39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 41 | Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 39% · 0% higher | 10.8 Lower 50% | 39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 206 |
| 42 | St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Sandy · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 38% · 0% higher | 18.8 Lower 50% | 38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 172 |
| 43 | Houghton Regis Primary School Dunstable · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 36% · 2% higher | 21.3 Lower 50% | 36% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 386 |
| 44 | St Christophers Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 33% · 0% higher | 22.7 Lower 50% | 33% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 388 |
| 45 | St. Augustine's Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 32% · 0% higher | 8.5 Lower 50% | 32% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 177 |
| 46 | Meppershall Church of England Academy Shefford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 30% · 0% higher | 16.8 Lower 50% | 30% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 238 |
| 47 | John Donne Church of England Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 29% · 6% higher | 26.6 Lower 50% | 29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 48 | Holywell School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 27% · 1% higher | 21.5 Lower 50% | 27% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 668 |
| 49 | Totternhoe Church of England Academy Dunstable · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 18% · 0% higher | 15.4 Lower 50% | 18% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 177 |
| 50 | Edward Peake CofE VC School Biggleswade · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 4% · 0% higher | 12.2 Lower 50% | 4% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 359 |
Lark Rise Academy in Dunstable leads the 2025 list of primary schools by ks2 results in Central Bedfordshire with RWM expected 88% · 10% higher. Of the 50 schools shown, 34 are academy, 16 are local authority.
For the full picture see the wider East of England primary schools by ks2 results 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 ks2 results school in Central Bedfordshire?
Lark Rise Academy in Dunstable, East of England ranks first among primary schools by ks2 results in Central Bedfordshire with RWM expected 88% · 10% higher (Pupils on roll: 351).
How are primary schools by ks2 results in Central Bedfordshire ranked?
Primary schools ranked by the percentage of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
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.