Balliol Primary School
Primary • Community school • Bedford
Good
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Bedford Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Bedford
Good
Bedford College
16 plus • Further education • Bedford
Postcode:
MK42
Bedford Free School
Secondary • Free schools • Bedford
Outstanding
Bedford Girls' School
Not applicable • Other independent school • Bedford
Pupils:
Exact (Pro)
Postcode:
MK42
Bedford Greenacre Independent School
Not applicable • Other independent school • Bedford
Pupils:
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Postcode:
MK41
Bedford Modern School
Not applicable • Other independent school • Bedford
Pupils:
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Postcode:
MK41
Bedford Road Primary Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Bedford
Requires improvement
Bedford School
Not applicable • Other independent school • Bedford
Pupils:
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Postcode:
MK40
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Secondary • Foundation school • Bedford
Good
Bluebells Family Hub (Bedford Borough)
Not applicable • Children's centre • Bedford
Postcode:
MK43
Brickhill Primary School
Primary • Community school • Bedford
Good
Broadmead Lower School
Primary • Community school • Bedford
Good
Bromham CofE Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Bedford
Good
Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School
Not applicable • Other independent special school • Bedford
Pupils:
Exact (Pro)
Postcode:
MK44
Camestone School
Primary • Community school • Bedford
Good
Carlton CofE Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Bedford
Not judged
Castle Newnham School
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Good
Cauldwell School
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Good
Cherry Trees Nursery School
Nursery • Local authority nursery school • Bedford
Outstanding
Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School
Primary • Voluntary aided school • Podington
Good
Cotton End Forest School
Primary • Community school • Bedford
Requires improvement
Daisy Hill Family Hub (Bedford Borough)
Not applicable • Children's centre • Bedford
Postcode:
MK42
Daubeney Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Bedford
Requires improvement
Eastcotts Family Hub (Bedford Borough)
Not applicable • Children's centre • Bedford
Postcode:
MK42
Edith Cavell Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Bedford
Good
Eileen Wade Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Huntingdon
Good
Elstow School
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Good
Goldington Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Bedford
Good
Goldington Green Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Good
Grange Academy
Not applicable • Academy special converter • Bedford
Good
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Good
Great Denham Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Bedford
Outstanding
Great Ouse Primary Academy
Primary • Free schools • Bedford
Good
Greys Education Centre
Not applicable • Academy alternative provision converter • Bedford
Good
Harrold Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Good
Hazeldene School
Primary • Foundation school • Bedford
Good
Kempston Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Bedford
Good
Kempston Rural Primary School
Primary • Community school • Kempston
Good
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
16 plus • Free schools 16 to 19 • Bedford
King's Oak Primary School
Primary • Community school • Bedford
Good
KWS School
Not applicable • Other independent school • Bedford
Pupils:
Exact (Pro)
Postcode:
MK41
Kymbrook Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Bedford
Good
Lakeview School
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Postcode:
MK42
Lincroft Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Bedford
Not judged
Livingstone Primary School
Primary • Foundation school • Bedford
Good
Mark Rutherford School
Secondary • Academy converter • Bedford
Requires improvement
Marston Vale Middle School
Middle deemed secondary • Academy converter • Bedford
Not judged
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School
Primary • Voluntary controlled school • Bedford
Good
Oakley Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Bedford
Not judged
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