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68 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Shortstown Primary School, 1.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Shortstown Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.2 mi	Primary	479	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Wilstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.6 mi	Primary	-	Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter	1.8 mi	Primary	436	Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Elstow SchoolAcademy converter	1.8 mi	Primary	413	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2016, previous school)
Bedford AcademyAcademy sponsor led	2.1 mi	Secondary	1,480	Good, 2023
Wixams AcademyFree schools	2.1 mi	Secondary	903	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2
Wixams Tree Primary AcademyFree schools	2.1 mi	Primary	559	Good, 2024
Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity	2.1 mi	Primary	136	Good, 2023
King's Oak Primary SchoolCommunity	2.4 mi	Primary	826	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Sheerhatch Primary SchoolCommunity	2.4 mi	Primary	129	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
Willow Grove Primary SchoolFree schools	2.6 mi	Primary	104	-
Shackleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.7 mi	Primary	487	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	2.8 mi	Nursery	147	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019)
KWS SchoolOther independent	2.9 mi	Independent	18	-
Daubeney AcademyAcademy converter	3.1 mi	Secondary	576	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1
Springfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.1 mi	Primary	365	Good, 2022
Bedford Girls' SchoolOther independent	3.2 mi	Independent	843	-
Camestone SchoolCommunity	3.2 mi	Primary	408	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017)
Cauldwell SchoolAcademy converter	3.2 mi	Primary	415	Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1
Peter Pan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	3.2 mi	Nursery	118	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2013)
Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCommunity	3.3 mi	Primary	139	Good, 2024
Goldington Green AcademyAcademy converter	3.3 mi	Primary	576	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Bedford Free SchoolFree schools	3.3 mi	Secondary	536	Outstanding, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given
Bedford CollegeFurther education	3.4 mi	16 plus	-	-
Castle Newnham SchoolAcademy converter	3.4 mi	All-through	624	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
St John's SchoolAcademy special converter	3.4 mi	Special	178	Good, 2023
Goldington AcademyAcademy converter	3.6 mi	Secondary	958	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas
Grange AcademyAcademy special converter	3.6 mi	Special	161	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2
St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.6 mi	Primary	268	Good, 2023
Bedford SchoolOther independent	3.7 mi	Independent	994	-
Bedford Road Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.7 mi	Primary	365	Report card, 2025Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Priory Primary SchoolFoundation	3.8 mi	Primary	214	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Balliol Primary SchoolCommunity	3.8 mi	Primary	355	Good, 2022
Rivertree Free SchoolFree schools special	3.9 mi	Special	126	-
Greys Education CentreAcademy alternative provision converter	3.9 mi	Alternative provision	57	Good, 2024
Hazeldene SchoolFoundation	3.9 mi	Primary	443	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2016)
The Hills AcademyAcademy converter	3.9 mi	Primary	442	Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
Queen's Park AcademyAcademy converter	4.0 mi	Primary	446	Good, 2022
Polam SchoolOther independent	4.0 mi	Independent	99	-
Kempston AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.0 mi	Secondary	773	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018)
Ridgeway SchoolCommunity special	4.0 mi	Special	125	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2012)
Northill CofE AcademyAcademy converter	4.0 mi	Primary	66	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school)
Livingstone Primary SchoolFoundation	4.1 mi	Primary	457	Good, 2023
Putnoe Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.1 mi	Primary	494	Good, 2024
Westfield Primary SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	298	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Broadmead Lower SchoolCommunity	4.2 mi	Primary	228	Good, 2023
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolOther independent	4.2 mi	Independent	297	-
Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Middle deemed secondary	563	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements
Kempston Rural Primary SchoolCommunity	4.4 mi	Primary	439	Good, 2023
Moggerhanger Primary SchoolFoundation	4.4 mi	Primary	119	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014)
Edith Cavell Primary SchoolFoundation	4.4 mi	Primary	292	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014)
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	271	Good, 2023
Mark Rutherford SchoolAcademy converter	4.5 mi	Secondary	1,150	Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1
Brickhill Primary SchoolCommunity	4.5 mi	Primary	209	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014)
St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided	4.5 mi	Primary	134	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeFoundation	4.5 mi	Secondary	1,422	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019)
Southill Lower SchoolCommunity	4.5 mi	Primary	78	Report card, 2025Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1
Bedford Modern SchoolOther independent	4.5 mi	Independent	1,219	-
Great Ouse Primary AcademyFree schools	4.5 mi	Primary	455	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3
Wootton Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Primary	731	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Great Denham Primary SchoolFoundation	4.7 mi	Primary	677	Outstanding, 2024
Renhold VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.7 mi	Primary	191	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Scott Primary School & NurseryCommunity	4.7 mi	Primary	469	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019)
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem CollegeFree schools 16 to 19	4.8 mi	16 plus	749	-
St James' CofE AcademyAcademy converter	4.8 mi	Primary	194	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2012, previous school)
Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolOther independent	4.8 mi	Independent	775	-
Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity	4.8 mi	Primary	166	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012)
St Thomas More Catholic SchoolAcademy converter	5.0 mi	Secondary	893	Good, 2023

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).

Overall deprivation5

Income7

Employment8

Education and skills6

Health3

Crime5

Barriers to housing and services1

Living environment7

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 60

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