Central Bedfordshire schools and admissions data

Central Bedfordshire Council has 123 primary schools and 21 secondary schools. 2% of Central Bedfordshire's schools are private schools. 49 state schools in Central Bedfordshire follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 82 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Central Bedfordshire

  1. Outstanding 30
  2. Good 82
  3. Requires Improvement 9
  4. Inadequate 3

Most popular state schools
in Central Bedfordshire in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Lancot School

    Academy sponsor led • Dunstable

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Thomas Whitehead CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Caldecote Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Kensworth Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Kensworth, Dunstable

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Marston Moreteyne VC School

    Voluntary controlled school • Marston Moreteyne

    Ofsted: None

  6. 6

    Pix Brook Academy

    Free schools • Stotfold

    Ofsted: None

  7. 7

    Etonbury Academy

    Academy converter • Arlesey

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Slip End Village School

    Community school • Slip End, Luton

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Ramsey Manor Lower School

    Academy converter • Barton-le-Clay, Bedford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Meppershall Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Shefford

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  12. 12

    Cranfield Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Cranfield, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Henlow Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Henlow

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Biggleswade Academy

    Academy converter • Biggleswade

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    Hawthorn Park Community Primary

    Academy sponsor led • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  16. 16

    Eaton Bray Academy

    Academy converter • Eaton Bray, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Leedon Lower School

    Community school • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Houghton Regis Primary School

    Community school • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Oak Bank School

    Academy special converter • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Tithe Farm Primary School

    Community school • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Manshead CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Caddington, Luton

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led • Dunstable

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  3. 3

    Houghton Regis Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Houghton Regis, Dunstable

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  4. 4

    Stratton Upper School

    Academy converter • Biggleswade

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  5. 5

    Redborne Upper School and Community College

    Academy converter • Ampthill, Bedford

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Samuel Whitbread Academy

    Academy converter • Clifton, Shefford

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Cedars Upper School

    Academy converter • Linslade, Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Queensbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Dunstable

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    The Academy of Central Bedfordshire

    Free schools alternative provision • Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Vandyke Upper School

    Academy converter • Leighton Buzzard

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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