Castle Newnham School
Academy converter all-through school in Bedford (Bedford).
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Nearby schools
nearest first36 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St John Rigby Catholic Primary School, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 268 | Good, 2023 |
| Bedford SchoolOther independent | 0.5 mi | Independent | 994 | - |
| Goldington AcademyAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 958 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Bedford Girls' SchoolOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 843 | - |
| KWS SchoolOther independent | 0.7 mi | Independent | 18 | - |
| 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 |
| Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 297 | - |
| Bedford Free SchoolFree schools | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 536 | Outstanding, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Bedford CollegeFurther education | 0.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Priory Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.9 mi | Primary | 214 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Livingstone Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.0 mi | Primary | 457 | Good, 2023 |
| Goldington Green AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 576 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Polam SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 99 | - |
| Brickhill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 209 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| King's Oak Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 826 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Edith Cavell Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.2 mi | Primary | 292 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.2 mi | Nursery | 147 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2019) |
| Shackleton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 487 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Scott Primary School & NurseryCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 469 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Cauldwell SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 415 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Peter Pan Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.3 mi | Nursery | 118 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Outstanding (Feb 2013) |
| Bedford Modern SchoolOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 1,219 | - |
| Putnoe Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 494 | Good, 2024 |
| Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 775 | - |
| Mark Rutherford SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Secondary | 1,150 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1 |
| Queen's Park AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 446 | Good, 2022 |
| Bedford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,480 | Good, 2023 |
| St Thomas More Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 893 | Good, 2023 |
| St John's SchoolAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 178 | Good, 2023 |
| Great Ouse Primary AcademyFree schools | 1.7 mi | Primary | 455 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 |
| Elstow SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 413 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2016, previous school) |
| Westfield Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 298 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 271 | Good, 2023 |
| Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeFoundation | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,422 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
| Camestone SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 408 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2017) |
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 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 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
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