Bedford 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; 66 schools in Bedford, East of England. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East of England.
- 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
- 1171Harrold Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 96 students
- 1270Hazeldene SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 443 students
- 1368Kingsmoor Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 167 students
- 1468Castle Newnham SchoolBedford · Academy All-through67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 624 students
- 1566Sharnbrook PrimaryBedford · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 216 students
- 1666Bromham CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 496 students
- 1765Great Denham Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 677 students
- 1861Great Ouse Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
- 1960The Hills AcademyBedford · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 442 students
- 2060Elstow SchoolBedford · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 413 students
- 2158Wootton Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 731 students
- 2256Cotton End Forest SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 435 students
- 2355Kymbrook Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 76 students
- 2455Cauldwell SchoolBedford · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 415 students
- 2554Lakeview SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 436 students
- 2653Broadmead Lower SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 228 students
- 2752Wixams Tree Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 559 students
- 2852Turvey Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 81 students
- 2951Carlton CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 87 students
- 3050Milton Ernest CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 67 students
- 3147Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary– · 139 students
- 3247Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolBedford · Independent All-through44.9 Attainment 8 · 775 students
- 3347Riseley CofE Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 121 students
- 3446Oakley Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 210 students
- 3545St James' CofE AcademyBedford · Academy Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 194 students
- 3640Scott Primary School & NurseryBedford · Local authority Primary59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 469 students
- 3739Moggerhanger Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 119 students
- 3836Westoning Lower SchoolBedford · Academy Primary– · 115 students
- 3934St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 268 students
- 4031Brickhill Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 209 students
- 4131King's Oak Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 826 students
- 4230Shortstown Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 479 students
- 4329Queen's Park AcademyBedford · Academy Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
- 4429Goldington Green AcademyBedford · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 576 students
- 4527Putnoe Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 494 students
- 4627Camestone SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 408 students
- 4727Renhold VC Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 191 students
- 4827John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 119 students
- 4925Edith Cavell Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 292 students
- 5024Springfield Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 365 students
- 5124Sheerhatch Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 129 students
- 5223Bedford Modern SchoolBedford · Independent All-through31.3 Attainment 8 · 1,219 students
- 5322Ursula Taylor Church of England SchoolBedford · Academy Primary35% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 350 students
- 5422Bedford Road Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 365 students
- 5521Westfield Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 298 students
- 5621Shackleton Primary SchoolBedford · Academy Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 487 students
- 5720Priory Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
- 5820Bedford SchoolBedford · Independent All-through14.6 Attainment 8 · 994 students
- 5919Pinchmill Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 88 students
- 6019Thurleigh Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 92 students
- 6118Bedford Girls' SchoolBedford · Independent All-through14.2 Attainment 8 · 843 students
- 6216Livingstone Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 457 students
- 6314St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolBedford · Academy Primary44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 271 students
- 6414Great Barford Church of England Primary AcademyBedford · Academy Primary0% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 176 students
- 6513Balliol Primary SchoolBedford · Local authority Primary39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 355 students
- 6612Roxton Church of England AcademyBedford · Academy Primary27% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 70 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 | Harrold Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 71.0 Top 25% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 96 |
| 12 | Hazeldene School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 70.4 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 443 |
| 13 | Kingsmoor Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Local authority | 68.2 Top 50% | – | 167 |
| 14 | Castle Newnham School Bedford · All-through · Ages 4–16 | Academy | 67.6 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 624 |
| 15 | Sharnbrook Primary Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 66.4 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 16 | Bromham CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 65.7 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 496 |
| 17 | Great Denham Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 65.1 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 677 |
| 18 | Great Ouse Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 61.2 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 19 | The Hills Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 59.7 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 442 |
| 20 | Elstow School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 59.6 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 21 | Wootton Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 58.3 Top 50% | – | 731 |
| 22 | Cotton End Forest School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 56.2 Top 50% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 435 |
| 23 | Kymbrook Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 55.2 Top 50% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 76 |
| 24 | Cauldwell School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 54.7 Top 50% | 74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 25 | Lakeview School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 54.3 Top 50% | – | 436 |
| 26 | Broadmead Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–9 | Local authority | 53.2 Top 50% | – | 228 |
| 27 | Wixams Tree Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 52.4 Top 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 559 |
| 28 | Turvey Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 51.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 81 |
| 29 | Carlton CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 50.5 Top 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 87 |
| 30 | Milton Ernest CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 50.0 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 67 |
| 31 | Houghton Conquest Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 47.4 Lower 50% | – | 139 |
| 32 | Bedford Greenacre Independent School Bedford · All-through · Ages 0–18 | Independent | 47.3 Lower 50% | 44.9 Attainment 8 | 775 |
| 33 | Riseley CofE Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 46.9 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 121 |
| 34 | Oakley Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 46.1 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 35 | St James' CofE Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 45.0 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 194 |
| 36 | Scott Primary School & Nursery Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 39.7 Lower 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 469 |
| 37 | Moggerhanger Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 38.9 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 38 | Westoning Lower School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–9 | Academy | 36.0 Lower 50% | – | 115 |
| 39 | St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 34.4 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 268 |
| 40 | Brickhill Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Local authority | 31.4 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 41 | King's Oak Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 1–11 | Local authority | 30.5 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 826 |
| 42 | Shortstown Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 30.4 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 479 |
| 43 | Queen's Park Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 29.4 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 44 | Goldington Green Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 29.1 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 576 |
| 45 | Putnoe Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 27.3 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 494 |
| 46 | Camestone School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 26.9 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 408 |
| 47 | Renhold VC Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 26.8 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 191 |
| 48 | John Donne Church of England Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 26.6 Lower 50% | 29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 49 | Edith Cavell Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 24.9 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 292 |
| 50 | Springfield Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 24.2 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 365 |
| 51 | Sheerhatch Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 24.0 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 129 |
| 52 | Bedford Modern School Bedford · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 23.0 Lower 50% | 31.3 Attainment 8 | 1,219 |
| 53 | Ursula Taylor Church of England School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 22.0 Lower 50% | 35% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 350 |
| 54 | Bedford Road Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 21.7 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 365 |
| 55 | Westfield Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 21.4 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 298 |
| 56 | Shackleton Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 21.1 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 487 |
| 57 | Priory Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 20.4 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 58 | Bedford School Bedford · All-through · Ages 7–19 | Independent | 20.2 Lower 50% | 14.6 Attainment 8 | 994 |
| 59 | Pinchmill Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 18.7 Lower 50% | 29% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 88 |
| 60 | Thurleigh Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 18.7 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 92 |
| 61 | Bedford Girls' School Bedford · All-through · Ages 7–18 | Independent | 17.7 Lower 50% | 14.2 Attainment 8 | 843 |
| 62 | Livingstone Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 16.2 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 457 |
| 63 | St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 13.8 Lower 50% | 44% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 271 |
| 64 | Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 13.7 Lower 50% | 0% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 176 |
| 65 | Balliol Primary School Bedford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 13.2 Lower 50% | 39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 355 |
| 66 | Roxton Church of England Academy Bedford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 11.7 Lower 50% | 27% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 70 |
The Firs Lower School in Bedford leads the 2025 list of primary schools in Bedford with a Success Index (England) of 95.1. Of the 66 schools shown, 33 are local authority, 29 are academy, 4 are independent.
For the full picture see the wider East of England primary schools league table, every school on the Bedford 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 Bedford?
The Firs Lower School in Bedford, East of England ranks first among primary schools in Bedford with a Success Index (England) of 95.1 out of 100 (Pupils on roll: 350).
How are primary schools in Bedford 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.