Postcode sector · Bedford

Schools in MK42 8

Primary and secondary schools serving MK42 8, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.

Council: Bedford
Region: East of England
Population: 19,357 (2024)

MK42 8Postcode sector · Bedford

Schools

Schools in MK42 8

7 schools in MK42 8: 3 primary, 0 secondary and 4 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 86% full overall.

Schools

in MK42 8

Good or better

100%

Of 6 with an Ofsted grade

How full

86%

Well used: 1,650 pupils for 1,910 places

Over capacity

More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

MK42 8

86%

14%

Good85.7%
Not rated14.3%

All schools

The largest schools here

Camestone School
Primary · ages 4–11 · 408 pupils · 97% full
Good
0.3 miles · September 2022
Bedford Road Primary Academy
Primary · ages 5–11 · 365 pupils · 87% full
Good
0.3 miles · December 2025
Balliol Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · 355 pupils · 81% full
Good
0.8 miles · July 2022
St John's School
Other · ages 2–19 · 178 pupils · 98% full
Good
0.5 miles · September 2023
Grange Academy
Other · ages 5–18 · 161 pupils · 99% full
Good
0.1 miles · May 2022
Rivertree Free School
Other · ages 2–19 · 126 pupils · 63% full
Not rated
0.4 miles
Greys Education Centre
Other · ages 5–16 · 57 pupils · 66% full
Good
0.5 miles · February 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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