Mark Rutherford School
Academy converter secondary school in Bedford (Bedford).
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Nearby schools
nearest first18 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Putnoe Primary School, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putnoe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 494 | Good, 2024 |
| Hazeldene SchoolFoundation | 0.8 mi | Primary | 443 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2016) |
| The Hills AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 442 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Renhold VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.9 mi | Primary | 191 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Brickhill Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| Goldington AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 958 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 268 | Good, 2023 |
| Goldington Green AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 576 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| St Thomas More Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 893 | Good, 2023 |
| Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.2 mi | Independent | 297 | - |
| Scott Primary School & NurseryCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 469 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Ravensden CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 51 | Good, 2023 |
| Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge SchoolOther independent special | 1.5 mi | Special | 10 | - |
| Castle Newnham SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | All-through | 624 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| KWS SchoolOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 18 | - |
| Bedford SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 994 | - |
| Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 775 | - |
| Edith Cavell Primary SchoolFoundation | 2.0 mi | Primary | 292 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
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 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 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
- 10
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