School Chooser

Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

There are 108 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire, teaching 33,367 pupils. Of the 102 with a score, 29 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 34 do worse.

Best in EnglandSecondary schools in Central BedfordshireAll schools in Central BedfordshirePlaces within
Pupils from low-income families14%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools29 of 102scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards13inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)692 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full42 of 107schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size24.3one-teacher classes, January census
Free breakfast clubs6schools on the government programme
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (108)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Dovery AcademyAcademy · ages 3-9 · Leighton Buzzard1916%No overall grade 202510099 to 100
2Lark Rise AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Dunstable3518%No overall grade 20259793 to 99
3Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy · ages 9-13 · Shefford96213%No overall grade 20259385 to 97
4Stanbridge Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 3-9 · Leighton Buzzard1206%Good 20229178 to 97
5Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 4-9 · Bedford2939%No overall grade 20248873 to 95
6Raynsford Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Henlow24610%Not inspected8764 to 96
7Southill Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 3-9 · Biggleswade7816%Report card 20258668 to 95
8Southcott Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Leighton Buzzard3127%Good 20238567 to 94
9Templefield Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Bedford2909%Good 20238566 to 94
10Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Bedford16714%No overall grade 20258362 to 93
11Leighton Middle SchoolCouncil · ages 9-13 · Leighton Buzzard59711%Good 20248371 to 91
12Heathwood Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Leighton Buzzard1956%Good 20238158 to 92
13Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Sutton984%Report card 20258159 to 92
14Linslade Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 3-9 · Leighton Buzzard1814%Report card 20257958 to 91
15St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-9 · Clophill13412%Report card 20267957 to 91
16Russell Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 5-9 · Ampthill4375%Good 20227956 to 91
17Dunton CofE Junior SchoolChurch of England · ages 7-11 · Biggleswade6621%Good 20237749 to 91
18Lidlington Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Bedford929%Good 20227649 to 90
19Linslade SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Leighton Buzzard7219%Good 20227558 to 85
20Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy · ages 5-9 · Bedford7210%Outstanding 20247547 to 90
21Thornhill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Dunstable51617%No overall grade 20257452 to 88
22Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolChurch of England · ages 2-9 · Leighton Buzzard2594%Good 20237447 to 89
23Studham Village CofE AcademyAcademy · ages 2-9 · Studham879%No overall grade 20247344 to 89
24St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Dunstable21313%Good 20227349 to 87
25Roecroft Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 5-9 · Hitchin35913%No overall grade 20257043 to 87
26Campton AcademyAcademy · ages 5-9 · Shefford1285%Good 20237042 to 87
27Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 3-9 · Leighton Buzzard30612%Good 20196942 to 87
28Brooklands Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Leighton Buzzard59816%Good 20236949 to 82
29The Vale AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Dunstable60113%No overall grade 20256951 to 82
30Stondon Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 5-9 · Henlow13613%Good 20226536 to 85
31The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 2-9 · Bedford3505%Good 20236437 to 84
32Greenleas SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Leighton Buzzard6649%Good 20246437 to 84
33Etonbury AcademyAcademy · ages 9-19 · Arlesey1,15815%Good 20206454 to 71
34Wrestlingworth CofE Infant SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-7 · Sandy5817%Good 20236432 to 86
35Derwent Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Henlow41915%Good 20236130 to 84
36Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-9 · Bedford2518%Good 20236032 to 82
37Slip End Village SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Luton11220%No overall grade 20246031 to 82
38Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy · ages 9-13 · Bedford64518%Good 20235937 to 76
39Flitwick Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Bedford3369%Good 20235830 to 81
40Chalton Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 4-9 · Luton659%Good 20235828 to 82
41Hockliffe Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 4-9 · Leighton Buzzard675%No overall grade 20255725 to 83
42Cranfield Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 2-9 · Bedford5116%Good 20195729 to 80
43St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Luton22923%Good 20225630 to 79
44Pix Brook AcademyFree school · ages 9-16 · Stotfold1,01113%Good 20245635 to 74
45Toddington St George Church of England SchoolAcademy · ages 3-9 · Dunstable34110%Good 20225528 to 79
46Robert Peel Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 3-11 · Sandy38627%No overall grade 20255533 to 74
47Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Marston Moreteyne62411%Good 20245427 to 78
48Maple Tree Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 2-11 · Sandy24112%Good 20235429 to 76
49Beaudesert Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 4-9 · Leighton Buzzard2789%Good 20245427 to 78
50Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 4-9 · Dunstable13012%Good 20235426 to 78
51Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 2-9 · Greenfield1456%Good 20245325 to 78
52Arnold AcademyAcademy · ages 9-13 · Bedford70414%Good 20235231 to 71
53Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 3-9 · Fairfield Park4798%Good 20245125 to 76
54Woburn Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 4-9 · Woburn659%Good 20235123 to 78
55Holywell SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Bedford66817%Good 20235131 to 71
56Parkfields Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Dunstable46011%Good 20244828 to 69
57Lancot SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Dunstable42313%Good 20244728 to 67
58Biggleswade AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Biggleswade83914%Good 20244732 to 62
59Hadrian AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Dunstable39410%Good 20234627 to 65
60Priory AcademyAcademy · ages 9-16 · Dunstable83015%Good 20234634 to 57
61Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy · ages 9-13 · Bedford72011%Good 20234525 to 66
62Caddington Village SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Luton27716%No overall grade 20244524 to 67
63Shefford Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 3-9 · Shefford51414%Good 20234421 to 71
64Lawnside AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11 · Biggleswade28323%Good 20234119 to 69
65Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Bedford13922%Good 20244017 to 69
66Lime Tree Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-1136031%Good 20243920 to 62
67Haynes Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Bedford1366%Good 20233716 to 66
68Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Near Shefford22910%Good 20223617 to 63
69Laburnum Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Sandy17425%Report card 20253413 to 65
70Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolChurch of England · ages 5-11 · Dunstable20515%Report card 20263316 to 58
71Ardley Hill AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Dunstable42213%Good 20243319 to 53
72Eversholt Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 4-9 · Milton Keynes682%Good 20233213 to 62
73Gothic Mede AcademyAcademy · ages 3-9 · Arlesey24920%Good 20233013 to 57
74The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Leighton Buzzard37819%Good 20242812 to 55
75Maulden Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Bedford16610%Good 20232711 to 55
76Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 2-9 · Bedford11528%Good 20242510 to 53
77Langford Village AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Biggleswade29518%Good 2024249 to 53
78Ridgmont Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 3-9 · Bedford1122%Report card 2025238 to 56
79St Christophers AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Dunstable3889%No overall grade 20252211 to 42
80Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 4-9 · Husborne Crawley420%Good 2023187 to 42
81Shillington Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Hitchin9416%Good 2023177 to 40
82Swallowfield PrimaryCouncil · ages 2-11 · Milton Keynes45811%No overall grade 2025179 to 28
83St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Sandy17217%Good 2022167 to 34
84Everton Heath Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Nr Sandy8223%Good 2024165 to 44
85Sundon Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 3-9 · Luton635%Good 2024135 to 33
86Beecroft AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Dunstable41319%Good 2024137 to 23
87Thomas Whitehead Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Dunstable20638%No overall grade 2025115 to 24
88Moggerhanger Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 2-11 · Bedford11914%Good 2024114 to 28
89The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy · ages 2-9 · Leighton Buzzard20723%Report card 202694 to 21
90Tithe Farm Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 2-11 · Dunstable43222%No overall grade 202484 to 15
91St. Augustine's AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Dunstable17740%Good 202483 to 18
92Potton Primary SchoolFoundation · ages 4-11 · Sandy38721%No overall grade 202553 to 9
93Houghton Regis Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Dunstable38618%No overall grade 202553 to 10
94St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Biggleswade94513%Report card 202653 to 11
95Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Shefford23817%Good 202452 to 11
96Eaton Bray AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Dunstable18825%Not inspected52 to 14
97Totternhoe Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11 · Dunstable17718%Report card 202641 to 9
98John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Bedford11917%Requires improvement 202331 to 7
99Caldecote Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Biggleswade8535%Good 202421 to 6
100Kensworth Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Dunstable9028%Report card 202610 to 2
101Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 3-9 · Dunstable29517%Requires improvement 202310 to 1
102Leedon Lower SchoolCouncil · ages 2-9 · Leighton Buzzard36824%Report card 202610 to 1
Aspley Guise Village SchoolAcademy · ages 5-9 · Aspley Guise1363%Good 2023–
Gilbert Inglefield AcademyAcademy · ages 9-13 · Leighton Buzzard––Report card 2026–
Northill CofE AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11 · Biggleswade6621%Not inspected–
St Leonards CE AcademyAcademy · ages 5-9 · Leighton Buzzard1178%Good 2024–
St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldAcademy · ages 5-9 · Hitchin29718%Not inspected–
Watling Lower SchoolAcademy · ages 2-9 · Dunstable1908%Not inspected–

Primary schools by town in Central Bedfordshire

Bedford20 schoolsBiggleswade8 schoolsDunstable23 schoolsHenlow3 schoolsHitchin3 schoolsLeighton Buzzard18 schoolsLuton5 schoolsMilton Keynes2 schoolsSandy6 schoolsShefford4 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

Essex446 schoolsHertfordshire403 schoolsNorfolk349 schoolsSuffolk256 schoolsCambridgeshire212 schoolsPeterborough64 schoolsBedford56 schoolsLuton46 schoolsSouthend-on-Sea33 schoolsThurrock39 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.