Schools near MK40 3SA
Primary and secondary schools serving MK40 3SA, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle & Kingsway
- Council
- Bedford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,448 (2024)
Schools near MK40 3SA
12 schools within 1 mile of MK40 3SA: 4 primary, 3 secondary and 5 other, including 3 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 10 that publish a capacity are 81% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent33.3%
- Good33.3%
- Not rated33.3%
The nearest schools
- Castle Newnham SchoolAll-through · ages 4–16 · 624 pupils · 45% fullGood0.4 miles · March 2026
- KWS SchoolOther · ages 11–18 · Independent · 18 pupils · 72% fullNot rated0.5 miles
- Bedford Girls' SchoolOther · ages 7–18 · Independent · Girls · 843 pupils · 70% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- Goldington AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 958 pupils · 128% fullExcellent0.7 miles · May 2026
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 268 pupils · 64% fullGood0.7 miles · September 2023
- Bedford Free SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 536 pupils · 107% fullExcellent0.8 miles · January 2020
- Bedford SchoolOther · ages 7–19 · Independent · Boys · Faith school · 994 pupils · 83% fullNot rated0.8 miles
- King's Oak Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 1–11 · 826 pupils · 88% fullExcellent0.8 miles · May 2026
- Bedford CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated0.8 miles
- Shackleton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 487 pupils · 101% fullGood0.9 miles · January 2026
- Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–5 · 147 pupilsExcellent0.9 miles · July 2019
- Goldington Green AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 576 pupils · 91% fullGood1 mile · September 2010
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.