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Schools in Bedford

Search and compare schools in Bedford with map view, rankings, Ofsted context, performance data and admissions research links. Use this page as a local hub before opening individual school profiles or building a side-by-side comparison.

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Schools indexed
85
in Bedford
Average Attainment 8
44.9
national 46.4
Average Progress 8
+0.28
national 0.00
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
59%
national 45%
Good or Outstanding
69%
of 51 inspected

Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Bedford

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Bedford secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Bedford schools

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Select#SchoolAttainment 8Progress 85+ Eng & maths
1Goldington Academy
Academy converter · Good
54.3+0.8581%
2Sharnbrook Academy
Academy converter · Not judged
51.6+0.1771%
3Wixams Academy
Free schools · Requires improvement
47.5+0.2364%
4St Thomas More Catholic School
Academy converter · Good
47.0+0.3162%
5Bedford Free School
Free schools · Outstanding
46.5+1.1157%
6Lincroft Academy
Academy converter · Not judged
45.0+0.4062%
7Bedford Greenacre Independent School
Other independent school
44.9—67%
8Wootton Upper School
Academy converter · Not judged
44.3-0.1754%
9Bedford Academy
Academy sponsor led · Good
42.8+0.4355%
10Castle Newnham School
Academy converter
42.7—57%
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High-attainment secondary schools in Bedford

Goldington Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 54.3Progress 8 +0.85
Sharnbrook Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 51.6Progress 8 +0.17
Wixams Academy
SecondaryAttainment 8 47.5Progress 8 +0.23
St Thomas More Catholic School
SecondaryAttainment 8 47.0Progress 8 +0.31
Bedford Free School
SecondaryAttainment 8 46.5Progress 8 +1.11

Catchment distances and university destinations in Bedford

Most leavers to Oxford or Cambridge

  1. Sharnbrook Academy0.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. St Thomas More Catholic School0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. Bedford Academy0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Biddenham International School and Sports College0.5% (2015/16–2019/20)

Most leavers to Russell Group universities

  1. Sharnbrook Academy19.6% (2015/16–2019/20)
  2. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College15.7% (2015/16–2019/20)
  3. St Thomas More Catholic School15.2% (2015/16–2019/20)
  4. Mark Rutherford School15.0% (2015/16–2019/20)
  5. Biddenham International School and Sports College10.7% (2015/16–2019/20)

Share of sixth-form leavers, pooled over the years shown (Department for Education destination data). England Oxbridge rankings

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