Esland Bedford School
Esland Bedford School is an independent special school in Silsoe for boys and girls aged 8 to 18. It has 41 pupils and room for 70.
Unit 54, Wrest Park, Silsoe, MK45 4HS01525 863805eslandbedfordschool.co.ukMr Rhett Cameron head of educationAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
11 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. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying 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 Central Bedfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 41 | 38 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 36 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 5% | 17% | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 95% | 83% | 74% | 97% | 72% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 251 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
| Gravenhurst Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 72 | Outstanding 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower School | Church of England | 1.6 miles | 134 | Report card 2026 | 79 | Compare |
| Shillington Lower School | Council | 2.0 miles | 94 | Good 2023 | 17 | Compare |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower School | Academy | 2.4 miles | 145 | Good 2024 | 53 | Compare |
| Maulden Lower School | Council | 2.6 miles | 166 | Good 2023 | 27 | Compare |
| Orchard School & Nursery | Independent | 2.6 miles | 91 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Campton Academy | Academy | 2.7 miles | 128 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Esland Bedford School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Esland Bedford School yet.
How many pupils does Esland Bedford School have?
41 pupils aged 8 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 70 places, so it is 59% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Unit 54, Wrest Park, Silsoe, MK45 4HS
- Telephone
- 01525 863805
- Website
- www.eslandbedfordschool.co.uk
- Head of Education
- Mr Rhett Cameron
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 3 September 2009 (new provision)
- URN
- 135987 · LAESTAB 8236002 · UKPRN 10028022
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.