Schools in Bedford
There are 76 state-funded and grammar schools in Bedford. 3 are rated Outstanding and 44 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Bedford
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Bedford, by town
Bedford
- Balliol Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK42 7ER
Ofsted: Good - Bedford Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · MK42 9TR
Ofsted: Good - Bedford Free School
Year 7 - Year 11 · MK42 9AD
Ofsted: Outstanding - Bedford Road Primary Academy
Year 1 - Year 6 · MK42 8QH
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Biddenham International School and Sports College
Year 7 - Year 13 · MK40 4AZ
No rating on record - Brickhill Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · MK41 7AA
Ofsted: Good - Bromham CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK43 8NR
Ofsted: Good - Camestone School
Reception - Year 6 · MK42 8NW
Ofsted: Good - Carlton CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK43 7JR
Ofsted: Not judged - Castle Newnham School
Year 7 - Year 11 · MK41 9DT
Ofsted: Good - Castle Newnham School
Reception - Year 6 · MK40 3EP
No rating on record - Cauldwell School
Reception - Year 6 · MK42 9DR
No rating on record - Cherry Trees Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · MK42 9LS
No rating on record - Cotton End Forest School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK45 3AG
Ofsted: Not judged - Daubeney Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · MK42 7PS
Ofsted: Not judged - Edith Cavell Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK41 7NH
Ofsted: Good - Elstow School
Reception - Year 6 · MK42 9GP
No rating on record - Goldington Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · MK41 9BX
Ofsted: Good - Goldington Green Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · MK41 0DP
Ofsted: Not judged - Grange Academy
Year 1 - Year 13 · MK42 8AU
Ofsted: Good - Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 3HZ
Ofsted: Good - Great Denham Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK40 4GG
Ofsted: Outstanding - Great Ouse Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · MK40 4TJ
Ofsted: Good - Greys Education Centre
Year 1 - Year 11 · MK42 7AB
Ofsted: Good - Harrold Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · MK43 7DB
Ofsted: Good - Hazeldene School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK41 9AT
No rating on record - Kempston Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · MK42 7EB
No rating on record - Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
MK43 9LY
No rating on record - King's Oak Primary School
MK42 0HH
Ofsted: Good - Kymbrook Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 2HH
Ofsted: Good - Lakeview School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK42 6BH
Ofsted: Good - Lincroft Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · MK43 7RE
Ofsted: Not judged - Livingstone Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK41 7LG
Ofsted: Good - Mark Rutherford School
Year 7 - Year 13 · MK41 8PX
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Marston Vale Middle School
Year 5 - Year 8 · MK43 9NH
Ofsted: Not judged - Milton Ernest CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK44 1RF
Ofsted: Good - Oakley Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · MK43 7RE
Ofsted: Not judged - Peter Pan Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · MK42 9DR
Ofsted: Outstanding - Pinchmill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK43 7JD
Ofsted: Not judged - Priory Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK40 1JD
Ofsted: Not judged - Putnoe Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK41 0DH
Ofsted: Good - Queen's Park Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · MK40 4HA
Ofsted: Good - Ravensden CofE Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 2RW
Ofsted: Good - Renhold VC Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK41 0LU
Ofsted: Not judged - Ridgeway School
MK42 7EB
No rating on record - Riseley CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 1DR
Ofsted: Good - Rivertree Free School
MK42 8QP
No rating on record - Roxton Church of England Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 3DR
Ofsted: Good - Scott Primary School & Nursery
Nursery - Year 6 · MK41 7JA
Ofsted: Good - Shackleton Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK42 9LZ
Ofsted: Good - Sharnbrook Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · MK44 1JL
Ofsted: Not judged - Sharnbrook Primary
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 1PF
Ofsted: Good - Sheerhatch Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK44 3TH
Ofsted: Good - Shortstown Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK42 0GS
Ofsted: Good - Springfield Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK42 7LJ
Ofsted: Good - St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK40 4AT
Ofsted: Good - St James' CofE Academy
Year 1 - Year 6 · MK40 4BD
No rating on record - St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · MK41 9DQ
Ofsted: Good - St John's School
MK42 8AA
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas More Catholic School
Year 7 - Year 13 · MK41 7UL
Ofsted: Good - The Hills Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · MK41 9AT
Ofsted: Good - Thurleigh Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 2DB
Ofsted: Good - Turvey Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · MK43 8DY
Ofsted: Good - Ursula Taylor Church of England School
Reception - Year 6 · MK41 6EG
Ofsted: Not judged - Westfield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK40 4HW
Ofsted: Good - Wilden CofE VA Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK44 2PB
Ofsted: Good - Wilstead Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK45 3BX
Ofsted: Good - Wixams Academy
MK42 6BA
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Wixams Tree Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · MK42 6BA
Ofsted: Good - Wootton Academy
Year 9 - Year 13 · MK43 9HT
Ofsted: Not judged - Wootton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · MK43 9JT
Ofsted: Good
Huntingdon
- Eileen Wade Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · PE28 0ND
No rating on record
Kempston
- Kempston Rural Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · MK42 7FJ
Ofsted: Good
Podington
- Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · NN29 7HU
Ofsted: Good
Rushden
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NN10 9LL
Ofsted: Good
Wixams
- Willow Grove Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · MK45 3TE
No rating on record