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21 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Bedford Academy, 0.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Bedford AcademyAcademy sponsor led	0.2 mi	Secondary	1,480	Good, 2023
King's Oak Primary SchoolCommunity	0.6 mi	Primary	826	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Shackleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter	0.8 mi	Primary	487	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Shortstown Primary SchoolAcademy converter	0.8 mi	Primary	479	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	0.9 mi	Nursery	147	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019)
Bedford Girls' SchoolOther independent	1.4 mi	Independent	843	-
Cauldwell SchoolAcademy converter	1.4 mi	Primary	415	Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1
Peter Pan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.4 mi	Nursery	118	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2013)
Bedford Free SchoolFree schools	1.5 mi	Secondary	536	Outstanding, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given
Camestone SchoolCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	408	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017)
KWS SchoolOther independent	1.5 mi	Independent	18	-
Bedford CollegeFurther education	1.5 mi	16 plus	-	-
Daubeney AcademyAcademy converter	1.6 mi	Secondary	576	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1
St John's SchoolAcademy special converter	1.6 mi	Special	178	Good, 2023
Springfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.6 mi	Primary	365	Good, 2022
Castle Newnham SchoolAcademy converter	1.7 mi	All-through	624	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter	1.8 mi	Primary	436	Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Cotton End Forest SchoolCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	435	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Priory Primary SchoolFoundation	1.9 mi	Primary	214	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Bedford SchoolOther independent	1.9 mi	Independent	994	-
Grange AcademyAcademy special converter	2.0 mi	Special	161	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2

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 among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).

Overall deprivation4

Income3

Employment4

Education and skills3

Health4

Crime4

Barriers to housing and services6

Living environment6

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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: 195

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