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Schools in Central Bedfordshire

  • 129State-funded schools
  • 95Primary
  • 27Secondary
  • 4Special
  • East of EnglandRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
91%
7 pts above England (84%)
1,502 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
90%
2 pts below England (92%)
3,678 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
1.8
0.5 below England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
18of 129 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Central Bedfordshire
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
91%got their first choice
7 pts above England (84%)

1,502 applicants · 4.1% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 91%; England 84%
  2. 2025 95%; England 84%
  3. 2024 92%; England 83%
  4. 2023 97%; England 83%
  5. 2022 98%; England 83%
  6. 2021 95%; England 81%
  7. 2020 97%; England 82%
  8. 2019 97%; England 81%
  9. 2018 96%; England 82%
  10. 2017 96%; England 83%
  11. 2016 99%; England 84%
  12. 2015 100%; England 84%
  13. 2014 98%; England 85%
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20261,50291.0%95.9%4.1%
Sep 20251,67994.6%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20241,95791.6%96.7%3.3%
Sep 20231,78797.1%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20221,82598.2%99.3%0.7%
Sep 20211,93494.6%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20201,88596.8%99.1%0.9%
Sep 20191,94396.7%99.0%1.0%
Sep 20181,96296.2%98.8%1.2%
Sep 20171,87696.4%99.3%0.7%
Sep 20161,91298.6%99.7%0.3%
Sep 20152,12899.7%99.8%0.2%
Sep 20142,32598.4%99.5%0.5%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
90%got their first choice
2 pts below England (92%)

3,678 applicants · 2.3% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 90%; England 92%
  2. 2025 90%; England 93%
  3. 2024 91%; England 93%
  4. 2023 93%; England 92%
  5. 2022 93%; England 92%
  6. 2021 93%; England 92%
  7. 2020 95%; England 90%
  8. 2019 95%; England 91%
  9. 2018 95%; England 91%
  10. 2017 95%; England 90%
  11. 2016 93%; England 88%
  12. 2015 92%; England 88%
  13. 2014 94%; England 88%
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20263,67890.3%97.7%2.3%
Sep 20253,57490.0%97.0%3.0%
Sep 20243,64791.3%97.5%2.5%
Sep 20233,57192.8%97.3%2.7%
Sep 20223,52993.5%97.8%2.2%
Sep 20213,39493.5%97.8%2.2%
Sep 20203,47595.0%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20193,45994.9%98.7%1.3%
Sep 20183,38495.3%98.3%1.7%
Sep 20173,38695.2%98.6%1.4%
Sep 20163,40493.0%97.6%2.4%
Sep 20153,42591.9%96.8%3.2%
Sep 20143,18494.0%97.6%2.4%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 18 schools of 129 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (14)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 84 schools · graded 2011 to 2024

  • Outstanding2
  • Good81
  • Requires improvement1
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 27 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education3213–
Behaviour and attitudes6192–
Personal development10161–
Leadership and management4221–

Latest report cards

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Secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire

27 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
All Saints Academy Dunstable Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 2.1 applications per place 35.7 37%
Edward Peake CofE VC School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place – 28%
Queensbury Academy Graded · no overall grade2024 1.9 applications per place 41.4 17%
Fulbrook School 2026 1.9small intake applications per place 43.2 17%
Houstone School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 48.7 28%
Stratton School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 41.5 20%
Manshead Church of England Academy Faith 2026 1.7 applications per place 38.9 22%
Sandy Secondary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.3 applications per place 41.4 22%
Henlow Church of England Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.1 applications per place 41.0 20%
Alameda Middle School Remains Good2023 no data – 11%
Arnold Academy Good2023 no data – 14%
Brooklands Middle School Good2023 no data – 16%
Cedars Upper School Good2023 no data 50.1 16%
Etonbury Academy Standards maintained2025 no data 45.8 15%
Gilbert Inglefield Academy Special measures 2026 no data – –
Harlington Upper School Good2023 no data 46.1 13%
Holywell School Faith Remains Good2023 no data – 17%
Leighton Middle School Remains Good2024 no data – 11%
Linslade School Remains Good2022 no data – 9%
Parkfields Middle School Good2024 no data – 11%
Pix Brook Academy Good2024 no data 44.6 13%
Priory Academy Remains Good2023 no data 42.0 15%
Redborne Upper School and Community College Good2024 no data 45.3 15%
Robert Bloomfield Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 no data – 13%
Samuel Whitbread Academy Remains Good2023 no data 45.7 13%
Vandyke Upper School Remains Good2024 no data 47.6 17%
Woodland Middle School Academy Remains Good2023 no data – 18%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

95 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Dovery Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 4.5 applications per place – 6%
Heathwood Lower School Remains Good2023 4.3 applications per place – 6%
Watling Lower School Some aspects not as strong2024 4.1 applications per place – 8%
Linslade Lower School 2025 4.0 applications per place – 4%
Sutton CofE VA Primary School Faith 2025 3.9 applications per place – 4%
Lark Rise Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 3.5 applications per place 88% 8%
Raynsford Church of England Academy Faith Standards maintained2024 3.5 applications per place 81% 10%
Woburn Lower School Good2023 3.5small intake applications per place – 9%
Everton Heath Primary School Good2024 3.4small intake applications per place 58% 23%
Stondon Lower School Remains Good2022 3.1 applications per place – 13%
Eversholt Lower School Good2023 3.0small intake applications per place – 2%
Gravenhurst Academy Outstanding2024 2.9 applications per place – 10%
Lidlington Primary School Good2022 2.9 applications per place – 9%
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.9small intake applications per place 38% 17%
Aspley Guise Village School Good2023 2.8 applications per place – 3%
Chalton Lower School Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place – 9%
Clifton All Saints Academy Faith Good2022 2.8 applications per place 65% 10%
Kingsmoor Lower School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.8 applications per place – 14%
Shillington Lower School Good2023 2.8small intake applications per place – 16%
Beaudesert Lower School Remains Good2024 2.8 applications per place – 9%
Husborne Crawley Lower School Good2023 2.8small intake applications per place – 0%
The Firs Lower School Remains Good2023 2.7 applications per place – 5%
Clipstone Brook Lower School Standards maintained2025 2.7 applications per place – 12%
Lawnside Academy Good2023 2.7 applications per place – 23%
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 2.6 applications per place 73% 13%
Ardley Hill Academy Good2024 2.6 applications per place 60% 13%
Greenleas School Good2024 2.6 applications per place – 9%
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School Faith 2026 2.5 applications per place – 13%
Maulden Lower School Remains Good2023 2.5 applications per place – 10%
Houghton Regis Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.5 applications per place 36% 18%
Haynes Lower School Good2023 2.5 applications per place – 6%
Campton Academy Good2023 2.4 applications per place – 5%
The Mary Bassett Lower School Good2024 2.4 applications per place – 19%
Northill CofE Academy Faith Standards maintained2024 2.3small intake applications per place – 21%
Templefield Lower School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place – 9%
The Rushmere Park Academy 2026 2.3 applications per place – 23%
The Vale Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place 73% 13%
Dunstable Icknield Lower School Requires improvement2023 2.3 applications per place – 17%
St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold Faith Standards maintained2025 2.3 applications per place – 18%
Eaton Bray Academy Standards maintained2024 2.2 applications per place 44% 25%
Laburnum Primary School Serious weaknesses 2025 2.2 applications per place 63% 25%
Moggerhanger Primary School Remains Good · concerns noted2024 2.2 applications per place 62% 14%
Southill Lower School 2025 2.2 applications per place – 16%
Westoning Lower School Remains Good2024 2.2small intake applications per place – 28%
Totternhoe Church of England Academy Faith 2026 2.1small intake applications per place 18% 18%
Derwent Primary School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place 78% 15%
Kensworth Church of England Academy Faith 2026 2.1small intake applications per place 57% 28%
Tithe Farm Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.1 applications per place 41% 22%
Thornhill Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.1 applications per place 68% 17%
Southcott Lower School Remains Good2023 2.1 applications per place – 7%
Ridgmont Lower School 2025 2.0small intake applications per place – 22%
Silsoe CofE VC Lower School Faith Good2023 2.0 applications per place – 8%
Fairfield Park Lower School Good2024 1.9 applications per place – 8%
Roecroft Lower School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place – 13%
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Faith 2026 1.9 applications per place 45% 15%
Harlington Lower School Good2023 1.9 applications per place – 12%
Hockliffe Lower School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place – 5%
Leedon Lower School Requires significant improvement 2026 1.9 applications per place – 24%
Sundon Lower School Remains Good2024 1.9small intake applications per place – 5%
Flitwick Lower School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place – 9%
St. Augustine's Academy Faith Remains Good2024 1.9 applications per place 32% 40%
Toddington St George Church of England School Faith Good2022 1.9 applications per place – 10%
Maple Tree Primary School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 71% 12%
Swallowfield Primary Graded · no overall grade2025 1.9 applications per place 57% 11%
Stanbridge Lower School Good2022 1.8 applications per place – 6%
Pulford CofE VA Lower School Faith Good2023 1.8 applications per place – 4%
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School Faith 2026 1.8 applications per place – 12%
Beecroft Academy Good2024 1.8 applications per place 39% 19%
Houghton Conquest Primary School Good2024 1.7 applications per place – 22%
St Christophers Academy Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 33% 9%
Biggleswade Academy Good2024 1.7 applications per place 57% 14%
Lancot School Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 64% 13%
Slip End Village School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.7 applications per place 75% 20%
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Faith Good2024 1.7 applications per place – 6%
Hadrian Academy Remains Good2023 1.7 applications per place 56% 10%
Langford Village Academy Good2024 1.7 applications per place 62% 18%
Russell Lower School Remains Good2022 1.7 applications per place – 5%
Meppershall Church of England Academy Faith Good2024 1.7 applications per place 30% 17%
Potton Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.7 applications per place 41% 21%
Marston Moreteyne VC School Faith Good2024 1.6 applications per place – 11%
Shefford Lower School Remains Good2023 1.6 applications per place – 14%
Lime Tree Primary Academy Good2024 1.6 applications per place 57% 31%
St Leonards CE Academy Faith Good2024 1.6 applications per place – 8%
Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School Faith Good2023 1.6 applications per place – 17%
John Donne Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 1.5 applications per place 29% 17%
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 39% 38%
Caldecote Church of England Academy Faith Good2024 1.5 applications per place – 35%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 1.5 applications per place 62% 23%
Robert Peel Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.4 applications per place 57% 27%
Gothic Mede Academy Remains Good2023 1.4 applications per place – 20%
Cranfield Church of England Academy Faith Standards maintained2024 1.3 applications per place – 6%
Ramsey Manor Lower School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.3 applications per place – 9%
Studham Village CofE Academy Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 1.3 applications per place – 9%
Caddington Village School Graded · no overall grade2024 1.1 applications per place 62% 16%
Dunton CofE Junior School Faith Good2023 no data – 21%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

7 schools