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Schools near MK40 1QA

Primary and secondary schools serving MK40 1QA, 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 1QA

17 schools within 1 mile of MK40 1QA: 7 primary, 2 secondary and 8 other, including 4 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 14 that publish a capacity are 82% full overall, and 5 have more pupils than places.

Schools
17
within 1 mile of MK40 1QA
Good or better
100%
Of 12 with an Ofsted grade
How full
82%
Places available: 7,102 pupils for 8,610 places
Over capacity
5
More pupils than places, of 14 that publish a capacity

Inspection ratings

MK40 1QA
29%
41%
29%
  • Excellent29.4%
  • Good41.2%
  • Not rated29.4%
All schools

The nearest schools

  • Bedford College
    Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99
    Not rated
    0.2 miles
  • Bedford Free School
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · 536 pupils · 107% full
    Excellent
    0.2 miles · January 2020
  • Priory Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 214 pupils · 104% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · April 2014
  • Bedford Girls' School
    Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · Girls · 843 pupils · 70% full
    Not rated
    0.4 miles
  • Polam School
    Other · ages 1–9 · Independent · 99 pupils · 48% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • Bedford School
    Other · ages 7–19 · Independent · Boys · Faith school · 994 pupils · 83% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
  • Livingstone Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 457 pupils · 103% full
    Good
    0.6 miles · March 2023
  • Peter Pan Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 118 pupils
    Excellent
    0.7 miles · April 2023
  • Cauldwell School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 415 pupils · 99% full
    Excellent
    0.7 miles · November 2025
  • Castle Newnham School
    All-through · ages 4–16 · 624 pupils · 45% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · March 2026
  • Cherry Trees Nursery School
    Nursery · ages 2–5 · 147 pupils
    Excellent
    0.8 miles · July 2019
  • St John's School
    Other · ages 2–19 · 178 pupils · 98% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · September 2023
  • Shackleton Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · 487 pupils · 101% full
    Good
    0.8 miles · January 2026
  • Queen's Park Academy
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 446 pupils · 119% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · May 2022
  • Edith Cavell Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 292 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · July 2024
  • Westfield Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 298 pupils · 74% full
    Good
    1 mile · May 2022
  • Bedford Modern School
    Other · ages 7–18 · Independent · 1,219 pupils · 94% full
    Not rated
    1 mile
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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