Schools in Bedford, East of England (2025)
93 schools · 41,302 students · 49 academy, 36 local authority, 8 independent · median Pupils on roll 365.
Bedford, in East of England, has 93 schools in England's 2025 data, together educating about 41,302 students. By level there are 68 primary, 19 secondary, 5 all-through, 1 sixth form; by sector 49 academy, 36 local authority, 8 independent.
The median Pupils on roll across Bedford's schools is 365, above the East of England median of 246. Number of pupils in the latest school census.
84 of the 93 schools qualify for the Success Index (England). The highest-scoring is The Firs Lower School (95.1, top 5% of primary schools nationally), followed by Haynes Lower School (92.5, top 5% of primary schools nationally), and Cranfield Church of England Academy (91.9, top 5% of primary schools nationally). 4 schools sit in the top 10% of England for their type. Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare a primary school with other primary schools.
The largest schools are Sharnbrook Academy (1,684 students), Redborne Upper School and Community College (1,657 students), Bedford Academy (1,480 students). 2 schools are single-sex.
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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 24 ranked schools are listed below the table.
- 195The Firs Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 350 students
- 293Haynes Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 136 students
- 392Cranfield Church of England AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 511 students
- 486Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 251 students
- 584Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 293 students
- 683Flitwick Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 336 students
- 783Lidlington Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 92 students
- 883Templefield Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 290 students
- 982Gravenhurst AcademyBedford · Academy Primary– · 72 students
- 1082Maulden Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 166 students
- 1179Goldington AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary54.3 Attainment 8 · 958 students
- 1274Sharnbrook AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary51.6 Attainment 8 · 1,684 students
- 1371Harrold Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 96 students
- 1470Hazeldene SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 443 students
- 1568Kingsmoor Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 167 students
- 1668Castle Newnham SchoolBedford · Academy All-through67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 624 students
- 1766Sharnbrook PrimaryBedford · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 1866Bromham CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 496 students
- 1965Great Denham Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 677 students
- 2062Lincroft AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary45.0 Attainment 8 · 923 students
- 2161Great Ouse Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
- 2261Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeBedford · Academy Secondary46.6 Attainment 8 · 1,657 students
- 2360The Hills AcademyBedford · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 442 students
- 2460Elstow SchoolBedford · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
- 2558Wootton Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 731 students
- 2656Wixams AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary47.5 Attainment 8 · 903 students
- 2756Cotton End Forest SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 435 students
- 2856Wootton AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary44.3 Attainment 8 · 822 students
- 2955Arnold AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 704 students
- 3055Kymbrook Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 76 students
- 3155Cauldwell SchoolBedford · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 415 students
- 3254Lakeview SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 436 students
- 3354St Thomas More Catholic SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary47.0 Attainment 8 · 893 students
- 3453Broadmead Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 228 students
- 3552Wixams Tree Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 559 students
- 3652Turvey Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 81 students
- 3751Carlton CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 87 students
- 3850Milton Ernest CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 67 students
- 3949Bedford Free SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary46.5 Attainment 8 · 536 students
- 4047Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 139 students
- 4147Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolBedford · Independent All-through44.9 Attainment 8 · 775 students
- 4247Riseley CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 121 students
- 4346Oakley Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 4445St James' CofE AcademyBedford · Academy Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 194 students
- 4540Scott Primary School & NurseryBedford · Local authority Primary59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 469 students
- 4639Moggerhanger Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 119 students
- 4739Alameda Middle SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 720 students
- 4838Marston Vale Middle SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 563 students
- 4937Bedford AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary42.8 Attainment 8 · 1,480 students
- 5036Mark Rutherford SchoolBedford · Academy Secondary41.5 Attainment 8 · 1,150 students
- 5136Westoning Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 115 students
- 5234St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 268 students
- 5334Kempston AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary40.3 Attainment 8 · 773 students
- 5433Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeBedford · Local authority Secondary42.1 Attainment 8 · 1,422 students
- 5531Brickhill Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 5631King's Oak Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 826 students
- 5730Shortstown Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 479 students
- 5829Queen's Park AcademyBedford · Academy Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 5929Daubeney AcademyBedford · Academy Secondary38.5 Attainment 8 · 576 students
- 6029Goldington Green AcademyBedford · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 576 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Firs Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 95.1 Top 5% | – | 350 |
| 2 | Haynes Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 136 |
| 3 | Cranfield Church of England Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 91.9 Top 5% | – | 511 |
| 4 | Silsoe CofE VC Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 86.3 Top 10% | – | 251 |
| 5 | Ramsey Manor Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Academy | 83.7 Top 25% | – | 293 |
| 6 | Flitwick Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 336 |
| 7 | Lidlington Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 92 |
| 8 | Templefield Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 83.1 Top 25% | – | 290 |
| 9 | Gravenhurst Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–9 | Academy | 82.1 Top 25% | – | 72 |
| 10 | Maulden Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 81.5 Top 25% | – | 166 |
| 11 | Goldington Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 78.9 Top 25% | 54.3 Attainment 8 | 958 |
| 12 | Sharnbrook Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 74.4 Top 25% | 51.6 Attainment 8 | 1,684 |
| 13 | Harrold Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 71.0 Top 25% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 96 |
| 14 | Hazeldene School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 70.4 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 443 |
| 15 | Kingsmoor Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 68.2 Top 50% | – | 167 |
| 16 | Castle Newnham School Bedford · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Academy | 67.6 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 624 |
| 17 | Sharnbrook Primary Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 66.4 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 18 | Bromham CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 65.7 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 496 |
| 19 | Great Denham Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 65.1 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 677 |
| 20 | Lincroft Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 62.3 Top 50% | 45.0 Attainment 8 | 923 |
| 21 | Great Ouse Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 61.2 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 22 | Redborne Upper School and Community College Bedford · Secondary · Ages 13–18 | Academy | 60.9 Top 50% | 46.6 Attainment 8 | 1,657 |
| 23 | The Hills Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 59.7 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 442 |
| 24 | Elstow School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 59.6 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 25 | Wootton Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 58.3 Top 50% | – | 731 |
| 26 | Wixams Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 56.4 Top 50% | 47.5 Attainment 8 | 903 |
| 27 | Cotton End Forest School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 56.2 Top 50% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 435 |
| 28 | Wootton Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 55.8 Top 50% | 44.3 Attainment 8 | 822 |
| 29 | Arnold Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 55.3 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 704 |
| 30 | Kymbrook Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 55.2 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 76 |
| 31 | Cauldwell School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 54.7 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 32 | Lakeview School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 54.3 Top 50% | – | 436 |
| 33 | St Thomas More Catholic School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 53.9 Top 50% | 47.0 Attainment 8 | 893 |
| 34 | Broadmead Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 53.2 Top 50% | – | 228 |
| 35 | Wixams Tree Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 52.4 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 559 |
| 36 | Turvey Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 51.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 81 |
| 37 | Carlton CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 50.5 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 87 |
| 38 | Milton Ernest CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 50.0 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 67 |
| 39 | Bedford Free School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 49.2 Top 50% | 46.5 Attainment 8 | 536 |
| 40 | Houghton Conquest Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 47.4 Lower 50% | – | 139 |
| 41 | Bedford Greenacre Independent School Bedford · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 47.3 Lower 50% | 44.9 Attainment 8 | 775 |
| 42 | Riseley CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 46.9 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 121 |
| 43 | Oakley Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 46.1 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 44 | St James' CofE Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 45.0 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 194 |
| 45 | Scott Primary School & Nursery Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 39.7 Lower 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 469 |
| 46 | Moggerhanger Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 38.9 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 47 | Alameda Middle School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 38.6 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 720 |
| 48 | Marston Vale Middle School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 9–13 | Academy | 37.5 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 563 |
| 49 | Bedford Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 37.2 Lower 50% | 42.8 Attainment 8 | 1,480 |
| 50 | Mark Rutherford School Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 36.0 Lower 50% | 41.5 Attainment 8 | 1,150 |
| 51 | Westoning Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 36.0 Lower 50% | – | 115 |
| 52 | St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 34.4 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 268 |
| 53 | Kempston Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 34.2 Lower 50% | 40.3 Attainment 8 | 773 |
| 54 | Biddenham International School and Sports College Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Local authority | 33.1 Lower 50% | 42.1 Attainment 8 | 1,422 |
| 55 | Brickhill Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 31.4 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 56 | King's Oak Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 1–11 | Local authority | 30.5 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 826 |
| 57 | Shortstown Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 30.4 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 479 |
| 58 | Queen's Park Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 29.4 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 59 | Daubeney Academy Bedford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 29.3 Lower 50% | 38.5 Attainment 8 | 576 |
| 60 | Goldington Green Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 29.1 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 576 |
More ranked schools in Bedford
Ranked 61 to 84 by Success Index (England).
- 61.Putnoe Primary School27.3
- 62.Camestone School26.9
- 63.Renhold VC Primary School26.8
- 64.John Donne Church of England Primary School26.6
- 65.Edith Cavell Primary School24.9
- 66.Springfield Primary School24.2
- 67.Sheerhatch Primary School24.0
- 68.Bedford Modern School23.0
- 69.Woodland Middle School Academy22.7
- 70.Ursula Taylor Church of England School22.0
- 71.Bedford Road Primary Academy21.7
- 72.Holywell School21.5
- 73.Westfield Primary School21.4
- 74.Shackleton Primary School21.1
- 75.Priory Primary School20.4
- 76.Bedford School20.2
- 77.Pinchmill Primary School18.7
- 78.Thurleigh Primary School18.7
- 79.Bedford Girls' School17.7
- 80.Livingstone Primary School16.2
- 81.St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School13.8
- 82.Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy13.7
- 83.Balliol Primary School13.2
- 84.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.
46.5
Ridgmont Lower School
Bedford · Local authority primary · Ages 3–9
11 students
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
–
Orchard School & Nursery
Bedford · Independent primary · Ages 0–9
91 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?
The Firs Lower School is the highest-ranked school in Bedford with a Success Index (England) of 95.1 out of 100 (Top 5% of primary schools in England).
How many schools are in Bedford?
Bedford has 93 schools (68 primary, 19 secondary, 5 all-through, 1 sixth form) educating 41,302 students in 2025.
What is the typical Pupils on roll in Bedford?
The median Pupils on roll across schools in Bedford is 365. Number of pupils in the latest school census.