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69 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Wixams Academy, 0.5 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Wixams AcademyFree schools	0.5 mi	Secondary	903	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2
Wixams Tree Primary AcademyFree schools	0.5 mi	Primary	559	Good, 2024
Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter	0.8 mi	Primary	436	Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Wilstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.4 mi	Primary	-	Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCommunity	1.6 mi	Primary	139	Good, 2024
Broadmead Lower SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	228	Good, 2023
Springfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter	1.9 mi	Primary	365	Good, 2022
Daubeney AcademyAcademy converter	1.9 mi	Secondary	576	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1
Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter	1.9 mi	Middle deemed secondary	563	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements
Kempston AcademyAcademy sponsor led	2.1 mi	Secondary	773	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018)
Ridgeway SchoolCommunity special	2.1 mi	Special	125	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2012)
Balliol Primary SchoolCommunity	2.1 mi	Primary	355	Good, 2022
Camestone SchoolCommunity	2.2 mi	Primary	408	Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017)
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem CollegeFree schools 16 to 19	2.2 mi	16 plus	749	-
Wootton Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.2 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.
Elstow SchoolAcademy converter	2.3 mi	Primary	413	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2016, previous school)
Bedford Road Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	2.4 mi	Primary	365	Report card, 2025Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Bedford AcademyAcademy sponsor led	2.4 mi	Secondary	1,480	Good, 2023
Greys Education CentreAcademy alternative provision converter	2.4 mi	Alternative provision	57	Good, 2024
Grange AcademyAcademy special converter	2.5 mi	Special	161	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2
Kempston Rural Primary SchoolCommunity	2.5 mi	Primary	439	Good, 2023
Rivertree Free SchoolFree schools special	2.6 mi	Special	126	-
Cotton End Forest SchoolCommunity	2.6 mi	Primary	435	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Shackleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.6 mi	Primary	487	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Shortstown Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.7 mi	Primary	479	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	2.7 mi	Nursery	147	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019)
King's Oak Primary SchoolCommunity	2.7 mi	Primary	826	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
St John's SchoolAcademy special converter	2.7 mi	Special	178	Good, 2023
Wootton AcademyAcademy converter	2.8 mi	Secondary	822	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements
Cauldwell SchoolAcademy converter	2.8 mi	Primary	415	Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1
Peter Pan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	2.8 mi	Nursery	118	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2013)
Bedford Free SchoolFree schools	3.2 mi	Secondary	536	Outstanding, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given
Bedford CollegeFurther education	3.3 mi	16 plus	-	-
Queen's Park AcademyAcademy converter	3.3 mi	Primary	446	Good, 2022
Bedford Girls' SchoolOther independent	3.3 mi	Independent	843	-
Great Denham Primary SchoolFoundation	3.3 mi	Primary	677	Outstanding, 2024
Westfield Primary SchoolCommunity	3.4 mi	Primary	298	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled	3.5 mi	Primary	624	Good, 2024
Priory Primary SchoolFoundation	3.5 mi	Primary	214	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeFoundation	3.7 mi	Secondary	1,422	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019)
Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity	3.7 mi	Primary	136	Good, 2023
Polam SchoolOther independent	3.7 mi	Independent	99	-
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter	3.7 mi	Primary	271	Good, 2023
St James' CofE AcademyAcademy converter	3.8 mi	Primary	194	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2012, previous school)
KWS SchoolOther independent	3.8 mi	Independent	18	-
Bedford SchoolOther independent	3.8 mi	Independent	994	-
Castle Newnham SchoolAcademy converter	3.8 mi	All-through	624	Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas
Livingstone Primary SchoolFoundation	3.9 mi	Primary	457	Good, 2023
Great Ouse Primary AcademyFree schools	4.0 mi	Primary	455	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3
Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	166	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012)
Russell Lower SchoolCommunity	4.1 mi	Primary	437	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011)
Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter	4.2 mi	Middle deemed secondary	720	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018)
The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter	4.2 mi	Primary	350	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013)
Edith Cavell Primary SchoolFoundation	4.2 mi	Primary	292	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014)
St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.2 mi	Primary	268	Good, 2023
Bedford Modern SchoolOther independent	4.2 mi	Independent	1,219	-
Goldington AcademyAcademy converter	4.3 mi	Secondary	958	Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas
Goldington Green AcademyAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	576	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolOther independent	4.5 mi	Independent	297	-
Hazeldene SchoolFoundation	4.6 mi	Primary	443	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2016)
The Hills AcademyAcademy converter	4.6 mi	Primary	442	Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
Sheerhatch Primary SchoolCommunity	4.6 mi	Primary	129	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided	4.7 mi	Primary	134	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolOther independent	4.7 mi	Independent	775	-
Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter	4.7 mi	Secondary	1,657	Good, 2024
Lidlington Primary SchoolCommunity	4.7 mi	Primary	92	Good, 2022
Brickhill Primary SchoolCommunity	4.9 mi	Primary	209	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014)
Bromham CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled	4.9 mi	Primary	496	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Scott Primary School & NurseryCommunity	4.9 mi	Primary	469	Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019)

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% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).

Overall deprivation7

Income6

Employment8

Education and skills7

Health6

Crime7

Barriers to housing and services2

Living environment10

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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: 180

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