United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Unitary authority · East of England, England · population ~294k · 128 state-funded schools
The signature
How Central Bedfordshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,172/yr
Very high
Better than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£365,000
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,238/mo
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,516/yr
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Crime
48.7/1k
Safest
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Deprivation
12.2
Least deprived
Better than 81% of UK LAs
Schools
95.9%
Strong
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
128 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
118 of 123 (95.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 5 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
128 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 128 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Samuel Whitbread Academy | Secondary | 1,660 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Redborne Upper School and Community College | Secondary | 1,592 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Vandyke Upper School | Secondary | 1,507 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandy Secondary School | Secondary | 1,214 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harlington Upper School | Secondary | 1,198 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queensbury Academy | Secondary | 1,154 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Manshead Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1,146 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Etonbury Academy | Secondary | 1,133 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cedars Upper School | Secondary | 1,055 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stratton School | Secondary | 986 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Robert Bloomfield Academy | Secondary | 974 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 894 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Biggleswade Academy | Primary | 875 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pix Brook Academy | Secondary | 865 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priory Academy | Secondary | 808 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alameda Middle School | Secondary | 720 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holywell School | Secondary | 711 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Arnold Academy | Secondary | 699 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Greenleas School | Primary | 680 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodland Middle School Academy | Secondary | 670 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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