Bedford schools and Ofsted
Every state school and nursery in Bedford, 77 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 91% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 15 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.
Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.
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Latest inspections
- Westfield Primary School: new Ofsted report card 15 September
- Grange Academy: new Ofsted report card 9 September
- Great Ouse Primary Academy: new Ofsted report card 9 July
- Goldington Academy: new Ofsted report card 23 June
- King's Oak Primary School: new Ofsted report card 17 June
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School: new Ofsted report card 8 June
- Castle Newnham School: new Ofsted report card 19 May
- Wixams Academy: new Ofsted report card 5 May
Every school
| Balliol Primary SchoolMK42 7ER | Primary | Kempston | Good (2022) |
| Bedford AcademyMK42 9TR | Secondary | Elstow | Good (2023) |
| Bedford Free SchoolMK42 9AD | Secondary | Bedford | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Bedford Road Primary AcademyMK42 8QH | Primary | Kempston | Report card Jan 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeMK40 4AZ | Secondary | Biddenham | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Brickhill Primary SchoolMK41 7AA | Primary | Bedford | School remains Good (2024) |
| Broadmead Lower SchoolMK43 9NN | Primary | Stewartby | Good (2023) |
| Bromham CofE Primary SchoolMK43 8NR | Primary | Bromham | School remains Good (2023) |
| Camestone SchoolMK42 8NW | Primary | Kempston | School remains Good (2022) |
| Carlton CofE Primary SchoolMK43 7JR | Primary | Carlton | Good in every area (2025) |
| Castle Newnham SchoolMK41 9DT | Secondary | Bedford | School remains Good (with concerns) (2024) |
| Castle Newnham SchoolMK40 3EP | Secondary | Bedford | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Cauldwell SchoolMK42 9DR | Primary | Bedford | Report card Feb 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 3, needs attention in 1 |
| Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolMK42 9LS | Nursery | Elstow | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary SchoolNN29 7HU | Primary | Podington | School remains Good (2024) |
| Cotton End Forest SchoolMK45 3AG | Primary | Cotton End | Good in every area (2025) |
| Daubeney AcademyMK42 7PS | Secondary | Kempston | Outstanding in 3, good in 1 (2025) |
| Edith Cavell Primary SchoolMK41 7NH | Primary | Bedford | School remains Good (2024) |
| Eileen Wade Primary SchoolPE28 0ND | Primary | Upper Dean | Report card Jan 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5 |
| Elstow SchoolMK42 9GP | Primary | Shortstown | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Goldington AcademyMK41 9BX | Secondary | Bedford | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in every area |
| Goldington Green AcademyMK41 0DP | Primary | Bedford | Good in every area (2025) |
| Grange AcademyMK42 8AU | Special | Kempston | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 2 |
| Great Barford Church of England Primary AcademyMK44 3HZ | Primary | Great Barford | Good (2022) |
| Great Denham Primary SchoolMK40 4GG | Primary | Great Denham | Outstanding (2024) |
| Great Ouse Primary AcademyMK40 4TJ | Primary | Biddenham | Report card Jul 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3 |
| Greys Education CentreMK42 7AB | Alternative provision | Kempston | Good (2024) |
| Harrold Primary AcademyMK43 7DB | Primary | Harrold | Good (2023) |
| Hazeldene SchoolMK41 9AT | Primary | Bedford | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Kempston AcademyMK42 7EB | Secondary | Kempston | Standards maintained (2024) |
| Kempston Rural Primary SchoolMK42 7FJ | Primary | Great Denham | Good (2023) |
| King's Oak Primary SchoolMK42 0HH | Primary | Elstow | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 5, expected standard in 2 |
| Kymbrook Primary SchoolMK44 2HH | Primary | Thurleigh | School remains Good (2024) |
| Lakeview SchoolMK42 6BH | Primary | Wixams | Good (2022) |
| Lincroft AcademyMK43 7RE | Secondary | Oakley | Good in every area (2025) |
| Livingstone Primary SchoolMK41 7LG | Primary | Bedford | Good (2023) |
| Mark Rutherford SchoolMK41 8PX | Secondary | Bedford | Report card Jan 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 4, needs attention in 1 |
| Marston Vale Middle SchoolMK43 9NH | Secondary | Stewartby | Good in every area (2024) |
| Milton Ernest CofE Primary SchoolMK44 1RF | Primary | Milton Ernest | School remains Good (2023) |
| Newton Blossomville Church of England SchoolMK43 8AL | Primary | Turvey | Outstanding (2024) |
| Oakley Primary AcademyMK43 7RE | Primary | Oakley | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024) |
| Peter Pan Nursery SchoolMK42 9DR | Nursery | Bedford | School remains Outstanding (2023) |
| Pinchmill Primary SchoolMK43 7JD | Primary | Sharnbrook | Good in 3, requires improvement in 1 (2025) |
| Priory Primary SchoolMK40 1JD | Primary | Bedford | Good in every area (2024) |
| Putnoe Primary SchoolMK41 0DH | Primary | Bedford | Good (2024) |
| Queen's Park AcademyMK40 4HA | Primary | Biddenham | Good (2022) |
| Ravensden CofE Primary AcademyMK44 2RW | Primary | Wilden | Good (2023) |
| Renhold VC Primary SchoolMK41 0LU | Primary | Wilden | Good in every area (2025) |
| Ridgeway SchoolMK42 7EB | Special | Kempston | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Riseley CofE Primary SchoolMK44 1DR | Primary | Upper Dean | Good (2024) |
| Rivertree Free SchoolMK42 8QP | Special | Kempston | Not inspected since it opened in 2025 |
| Roxton Church of England AcademyMK44 3DR | Primary | Roxton | Good (2023) |
| Scott Primary School & NurseryMK41 7JA | Primary | Bedford | School remains Good (2024) |
| Shackleton Primary SchoolMK42 9LZ | Primary | Elstow | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 6, needs attention in 1 |
| Sharnbrook AcademyMK44 1JL | Secondary | Sharnbrook | Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025) |
| Sharnbrook PrimaryMK44 1PF | Primary | Sharnbrook | Good (2024) |
| Sheerhatch Primary SchoolMK44 3TH | Primary | Cople | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 4 |
| Shortstown Primary SchoolMK42 0GS | Primary | Shortstown | Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area |
| Springfield Primary SchoolMK42 7LJ | Primary | Kempston | Good (2022) |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolMK40 4AT | Primary | Biddenham | Good (2023) |
| St James' CofE AcademyMK40 4BD | Primary | Biddenham | Standards maintained (2025) |
| St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolMK41 9DQ | Primary | Bedford | Good (2023) |
| St John's SchoolMK42 8AA | Special | Kempston | Good (2023) |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolNN10 9LL | Primary | Wymington | Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| St Thomas More Catholic SchoolMK41 7UL | Secondary | Clapham | Good (2023) |
| The Hills AcademyMK41 9AT | Primary | Bedford | Standards maintained (2025) |
| Thurleigh Primary SchoolMK44 2DB | Primary | Thurleigh | Good (2024) |
| Turvey Primary SchoolMK43 8DY | Primary | Turvey | School remains Good (2022) |
| Ursula Taylor Church of England SchoolMK41 6EG | Primary | Clapham | Outstanding in every area (2025) |
| Westfield Primary SchoolMK40 4HW | Primary | Biddenham | Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6 |
| Wilden CofE VA Primary SchoolMK44 2PB | Primary | Wilden | Good (2024) |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolMK45 3TE | Primary | Wixams | Not inspected since it opened in 2024 |
| Wilstead Primary SchoolMK45 3BX | Primary | Wilstead | Good (2023) |
| Wixams AcademyMK42 6BA | Secondary | Wixams | Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2 |
| Wixams Tree Primary AcademyMK42 6BA | Primary | Wixams | Good (2024) |
| Wootton AcademyMK43 9HT | Secondary | Wootton | Good in every area (2024) |
| Wootton Primary SchoolMK43 9JT | Primary | Wootton | School remains Good (2024) |
How the new report cards work
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 15 Bedford report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 65 times, strong standard 28 times, needs attention 10 times.
Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.
Where the figures come from
Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at MK, NN and PE postcodes and show here the ones in Bedford. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.
Schools in every area
Questions people ask
How many schools in Bedford are rated good or better?
91% of the 77 state schools and nurseries in Bedford were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.
What are Ofsted report cards?
Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.
How many schools are there in Bedford?
There are 77 state-funded schools and nurseries in Bedford: 55 primary, 15 secondary, 4 special, 2 nursery, 1 alternative provision.