Catchment distances
Central Bedfordshire school catchment areas: last distance offered
The last distance offered at 46 Central Bedfordshire schools, 2026, copied from the allocation figures Central Bedfordshire council publishes after offer day. Open a school for its admission rules, the source document and how your postcode compares.
Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
- Primary (Reception): apply by 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Reception (primary and infant schools)
38 Central Bedfordshire schools · last distance offered, 2026–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: Greenleas School (0.34 km), St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School (0.37 km) and Gravenhurst Academy (0.39 km).
| School | 2026 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolLU6 1EW | 0.69 km0.43 miles | — |
| Beaudesert Lower SchoolLU7 3DX | 0.79 km0.49 miles | — |
| Beecroft AcademyLU6 1DW | 5.16 km3.21 miles | — |
| Caldecote Church of England AcademySG18 9DA | 3.63 km2.26 miles | — |
| Chalton Lower SchoolLU4 9UJ | 2.89 km1.80 miles | — |
| Clifton All Saints AcademySG17 5ES | 0.46 km0.29 miles | — |
| Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolLU7 3PG | 17.50 km10.9 miles | — |
| Derwent Primary SchoolSG16 6BA | 2.17 km1.35 miles | — |
| Dovery AcademyLU7 3AG | 0.80 km0.50 miles | — |
| Gravenhurst AcademyMK45 4HY | 0.39 km0.24 miles | — |
| Greenleas SchoolLU7 2AB | 0.34 km0.21 miles | — |
| Harlington Lower SchoolLU5 6PD | 6.97 km4.33 miles | — |
| Haynes Lower SchoolMK45 3PR | 3.55 km2.21 miles | — |
| Heathwood Lower SchoolLU7 3AU | 1.14 km0.71 miles | — |
| Hockliffe Lower SchoolLU7 9LL | 5.00 km3.11 miles | — |
| Houghton Regis Primary SchoolLU5 5DH | 1.71 km1.06 miles | — |
| Langford Village AcademySG18 9QA | 1.34 km0.84 miles | — |
| Lark Rise AcademyLU6 3PT | 1.41 km0.88 miles | — |
| Lawnside AcademySG18 0LX | 1.13 km0.70 miles | — |
| Linslade Lower SchoolLU7 2QU | 0.48 km0.30 miles | — |
| Maple Tree Primary SchoolSG19 2WA | 1.95 km1.21 miles | — |
| Moggerhanger Primary SchoolMK44 3RD | 3.33 km2.07 miles | — |
| Potton Primary SchoolSG19 2PG | 0.72 km0.45 miles | — |
| Raynsford Church of England AcademySG16 6AT | 1.38 km0.86 miles | — |
| Russell Lower SchoolMK45 2TD | 5.84 km3.63 miles | — |
| Shefford Lower SchoolSG17 5XA | 1.98 km1.23 miles | — |
| Southill Lower SchoolSG18 9JA | 4.05 km2.51 miles | — |
| St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolSG18 0LY | 0.37 km0.23 miles | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolLU1 4BB | 3.57 km2.22 miles | — |
| St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldSG5 4DL | 0.89 km0.55 miles | — |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolLU5 5RG | 1.32 km0.82 miles | — |
| Stanbridge Lower SchoolLU7 9HY | 4.22 km2.62 miles | — |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolSG19 2NE | 3.30 km2.05 miles | — |
| The Rushmere Park AcademyLU7 1EW | 1.47 km0.91 miles | — |
| Thornhill Primary SchoolLU5 5PE | 1.81 km1.13 miles | — |
| Toddington St George Church of England SchoolLU5 6AJ | 3.81 km2.37 miles | — |
| Watling Lower SchoolLU6 3BJ | 0.97 km0.60 miles | — |
| Woburn Lower SchoolMK17 9QL | 3.37 km2.10 miles | — |
Year 7 (secondary schools)
1 Central Bedfordshire schools · last distance offered, 2026–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: Houstone School (1.87 km).
| School | 2026 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|
| Houstone SchoolLU5 5PX | 1.87 km1.16 miles | — |
Year 5
6 Central Bedfordshire schools · last distance offered, 2026–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: Priory Academy (0.42 km), Leighton Middle School (0.78 km) and Brooklands Middle School (1.44 km).
| School | 2026 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklands Middle SchoolLU7 3PF | 1.44 km0.90 miles | — |
| Etonbury AcademySG15 6XS | 8.05 km5.01 miles | — |
| Leighton Middle SchoolLU7 1EX | 0.78 km0.49 miles | — |
| Linslade SchoolLU7 2PA | 3.20 km1.99 miles | — |
| Priory AcademyLU5 4JA | 0.42 km0.26 miles | — |
| Robert Bloomfield AcademySG17 5BU | 6.47 km4.02 miles | — |
Year 9
1 Central Bedfordshire schools · last distance offered, 2026–2026
Shortest distances in 2026: Redborne Upper School and Community College (7.46 km).
| School | 2026 | Applications per place |
|---|---|---|
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeMK45 2NU | 7.46 km4.64 miles | — |
Reading these figures
- “All offered” means every applicant who named the school was offered a place that year, so there was no cut-off.
- A dash means the council published no distance for that school and year: it may have filled on other rules, such as faith or banding.
- Distances move every year with sibling numbers and year-group size. Check several years, and the council’s admission arrangements for the year you apply.