Bedford Girls' School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Bedford, East of England MK42 0BX · Bedford
#440 of 460 all-through schools in East of England
#3689 of 4,090 nationally
About Bedford Girls' School
Bedford Girls' School is a independent all-through located in Bedford, in the Bedford local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 7–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 843 students. Fee-paying independent schools. Most do not publish Key Stage results in the government performance tables.
Its Success Index (England) is 17.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 440th of 460 ranked all-through schools in East of England. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (80th percentile), and its weakest is attainment 8 (3th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 843; capacity filled 70.1%; grade 4+ english & maths 0%; ebacc average points 0.73.
There are 93 schools in Bedford; Bedford Girls' School ranks 81st of 88 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- 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%)14.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)0%
- A level points per entry (10%)39.2
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)–
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Bedford Girls' School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 843
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Capacity filled
- 70.1%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 14.2
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 0.73
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 39.2
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Bedford Girls' School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Bedford Free School
Bedford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
536 students · 378 m away
Shackleton Primary School
Bedford · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
487 students · 927 m away
Castle Newnham School
Bedford · Academy all-through · Ages 4–16
624 students · 951 m away
Bedford School
Bedford · Independent all-through · Ages 7–19
994 students · 1.0 km away
Priory Primary School
Bedford · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
214 students · 1.1 km away
Cauldwell School
Bedford · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
415 students · 1.1 km away
King's Oak Primary School
Bedford · Local authority primary · Ages 1–11
826 students · 1.3 km away
Polam School
Bedford · Independent primary · Ages 1–9
99 students · 1.4 km away
Livingstone Primary School
Bedford · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
457 students · 1.6 km away
Bedford Academy
Bedford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,480 students · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Independent all-through schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Aldenham School
Elstree · Independent all-through · Ages 3–19
849 students
Culford School
Bury St. Edmunds · Independent all-through · Ages 1–19
863 students
St Columba's College
St Albans · Independent all-through · Ages 4–19
822 students
Gresham's School
Holt · Independent all-through · Ages 2–18
876 students
Royal Masonic School for Girls
Rickmansworth · Independent all-through · Ages 2–19
880 students
St Albans School
St Albans · Independent secondary · Ages 11–19
883 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Bedford Girls' School a good school?
Bedford Girls' School has a Success Index (England) of 17.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #440 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Bedford Girls' School rank in East of England?
Bedford Girls' School ranks #440 of 460 all-through schools in East of England and #3689 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Bedford Girls' School?
Bedford Girls' School had 843 students in 2025.
Is Bedford Girls' School a primary school or a secondary school?
Bedford Girls' School is classified as a all-through covering Ages 7–18. It is a independent school.
What other schools are near Bedford Girls' School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Bedford Girls' School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.