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Schools near MK40 1BL

Primary and secondary schools serving MK40 1BL, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Neighbourhood
Castle & Kingsway
Council
Bedford
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,579 (2024)
Schools

Schools near MK40 1BL

17 schools within 1 mile of MK40 1BL: 8 primary, 2 secondary and 7 other, including 3 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 14 that publish a capacity are 79% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.

Schools
17
within 1 mile of MK40 1BL
Good or better
100%
Of 13 with an Ofsted grade
How full
79%
Places available: 6,154 pupils for 7,835 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 14 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

MK40 1BL
29%
47%
24%
  • Excellent29.4%
  • Good47.1%
  • Not rated23.5%
All schools

The nearest schools

  • Bedford College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.2 miles
  • Priory Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 214 pupils · 104% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · April 2014
  • Bedford Free School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 536 pupils · 107% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · January 2020
  • Peter Pan Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 118 pupils
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · April 2023
  • Polam School
    Other · ages 1–9 · Independent · 99 pupils · 48% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • Cauldwell School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 415 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.5 miles · November 2025
  • Bedford Girls' School
    Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · Girls · 843 pupils · 70% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • St John's School
    Other · ages 2–19 · 178 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · September 2023
  • Livingstone Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 457 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · March 2023
  • Bedford School
    Other · ages 7–19 · Independent · Boys · Faith school · 994 pupils · 83% full
    Not rated
    0.7 miles
  • Queen's Park Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 446 pupils · 119% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · May 2022
  • Cherry Trees Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 147 pupils
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · July 2019
  • Shackleton Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 487 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · January 2026
  • Westfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 298 pupils · 74% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · May 2022
  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 271 pupils · 52% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · October 2023
  • Castle Newnham School
    All-through · ages 4–16 · 624 pupils · 45% full
    Good
    1 mile · March 2026
  • Edith Cavell Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 292 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    1 mile · July 2024
How we rate schools

Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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