Schools in Central Bedfordshire
128 state-funded schools, 48,772 pupils. 95.9% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 5 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
5 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Central Bedfordshire?
Central Bedfordshire has 128 state-funded schools teaching 48,772 pupils. 95 primary, 26 secondary, 4 special.
What percentage of schools in Central Bedfordshire are Good or Outstanding?
95.9% of the 123 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Central Bedfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding: 5 Outstanding and 113 Good. 5 require improvement and 0 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Central Bedfordshire are rated Outstanding?
5 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Central Bedfordshire: Robert Bloomfield Academy, Lark Rise Academy, Dovery Academy, Oak Bank School, Gravenhurst Academy.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Robert Bloomfield AcademySecondary974Outstanding 2025
- Lark Rise AcademyPrimary359Outstanding 2025
- Dovery AcademyPrimary167Outstanding 2025
- Oak Bank SchoolSpecial126Outstanding 2019
- Gravenhurst AcademyPrimary72Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 95 | 90 | 96.7% |
| Secondary | 26 | 26 | 92.3% |
| Special | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Nursery | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Central Bedfordshire
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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