Ridgeway School
Community special school in Bedford (Bedford).
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Nearby schools
nearest first18 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Kempston Academy, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.0 mi | Secondary | 773 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018) |
| Kempston Rural Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2023 |
| Balliol Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 355 | Good, 2022 |
| Greys Education CentreAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.7 mi | Alternative provision | 57 | Good, 2024 |
| Bedford Road Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 365 | Report card, 2025Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Rivertree Free SchoolFree schools special | 0.9 mi | Special | 126 | - |
| Springfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 365 | Good, 2022 |
| Daubeney AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 576 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1 |
| Grange AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.1 mi | Special | 161 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Wootton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 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. |
| Camestone SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 408 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
| Great Denham Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 677 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| St John's SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.7 mi | Special | 178 | Good, 2023 |
| Wootton AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 822 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Cauldwell SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 415 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Peter Pan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.9 mi | Nursery | 118 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2013) |
| Westfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 298 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Queen's Park AcademyAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 446 | Good, 2022 |
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
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
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
- 210
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