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Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School

Special · ages 7-19MixedIndependent10 pupilsBedford
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places8 spare10 pupils, 18 places
Pupils on roll10Census January 2024

Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School is an independent special school in Bedford for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 10 pupils and room for 18.

Renhold Road, Wilden, Bedford, MK44 2PT0800 138 1184cambiangroup.com/cambiangroup.aspxMrs Joyce Kuwaza headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bedford council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll10Census January 2024
Places1856% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support50%5 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls0 / 10
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll106101089
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support33%70%70%88%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans33%30%30%13%11%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m312 months to June 2026, mostly criminal damage and arson
Local crime rate53 per 1,000 people41% lower than the England average
Typical house price£342,900Bedford
Nearest bus stop370 mHigh Farm, 2 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Renhold VC Primary SchoolChurch of England0.7 miles191No overall grade 202520Compare
Ravensden CofE Primary AcademyAcademy0.7 miles51Good 20232Compare
Wilden CofE VA Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles45Good 202435Compare
Mark Rutherford SchoolAcademy1.5 miles1,150Report card 202539Compare
Putnoe Primary SchoolAcademy1.7 miles494Good 202436Compare
The Hills AcademyAcademy2.3 miles442Good 202088Compare
Hazeldene SchoolFoundation2.3 miles443Not inspected75Compare
Goldington Green AcademyAcademy2.3 miles576No overall grade 202553Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School yet.

How many pupils does Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School have?

10 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 18 places, so it is 56% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Renhold Road, Wilden, Bedford, MK44 2PT
Telephone
0800 138 1184
Website
www.cambiangroup.com/cambiangroup.aspx
Headteacher
Mrs Joyce Kuwaza
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 7-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bedford
Ward
Great Barford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
9 September 2009 (new provision)
URN
135990 · LAESTAB 8226014 · UKPRN 10028073

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from