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Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

All 117 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire.

117 schools in Central Bedfordshire

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  1. Lark Rise Academy

    Dunstable, LU6 3PT · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    69 first choices, 45 offers made

    Met the standard at 1188%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    351
    Pupils per teacher
    20.5
    View school Lark Rise Academy
  2. Thornhill Primary School

    Dunstable, LU5 5PE · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    93 first choices, 89 offers made

    Met the standard at 1168%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.6%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    516
    Pupils per teacher
    21.5
    View school Thornhill Primary School
  3. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Dunstable, LU5 5RG · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    36 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    213
    Pupils per teacher
    19.7
    View school St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
  4. Raynsford Church of England Academy

    Henlow, SG16 6AT · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    40 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1181%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.6%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    246
    Pupils per teacher
    25.8
    View school Raynsford Church of England Academy
  5. Leighton Middle School

    Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX · State · Middle · Ages 9 to 13

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    Met the standard at 1178%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    597
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school Leighton Middle School
  6. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Luton, LU1 4BB · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    30 first choices, 28 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    229
    Pupils per teacher
    20.4
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  7. Linslade School

    Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA · Academy · Middle · Ages 9 to 13

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    Met the standard at 1170%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    721
    Pupils per teacher
    19.2
    View school Linslade School
  8. The Vale Academy

    Dunstable, LU5 4QP · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    51 first choices, 56 offers made

    Met the standard at 1173%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.0%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    601
    Pupils per teacher
    21.2
    View school The Vale Academy
  9. Derwent Primary School

    Henlow, SG16 6BA · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    66 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1178%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    419
    Pupils per teacher
    22.8
    View school Derwent Primary School
  10. Etonbury Academy

    Arlesey, SG15 6XS · Academy · Middle · Ages 9 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the England average.

    Attainment 8 at 1645.8

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    1,158
    Pupils per teacher
    17.2
    View school Etonbury Academy
  11. Robert Bloomfield Academy

    Shefford, SG17 5BU · Academy · Middle · Ages 9 to 13

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

    Results well below the Central Bedfordshire average.

    Met the standard at 1142%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    962
    Pupils per teacher
    20.4
    View school Robert Bloomfield Academy
  12. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

    Dunstable, LU6 1EW · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results below the Central Bedfordshire average.

    31 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1145%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.2%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    205
    Pupils per teacher
    22.3
    View school Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
  13. Robert Peel Primary School

    Sandy, SG19 1QJ · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    38 first choices, 39 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    386
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school Robert Peel Primary School
  14. Biggleswade Academy

    Biggleswade, SG18 8JU · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    99 first choices, 114 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.4%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    839
    Pupils per teacher
    21.3
    View school Biggleswade Academy
  15. Pix Brook Academy

    Stotfold, SG5 4HB · Middle · Ages 9 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results close to the England average.

    Attainment 8 at 1644.6

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.7%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    1,011
    Pupils per teacher
    23.3
    View school Pix Brook Academy
  16. Priory Academy

    Dunstable, LU5 4JA · Academy · All-through · Ages 9 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, high absence.

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    830
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school Priory Academy
  17. Lancot School

    Dunstable, LU6 2AP · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    51 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1164%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    423
    Pupils per teacher
    20.0
    View school Lancot School
  18. Maple Tree Primary School

    Sandy, SG19 2WA · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1171%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    241
    Pupils per teacher
    24.8
    View school Maple Tree Primary School
  19. Swallowfield Primary

    Milton Keynes, MK17 8SR · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    45 first choices, 46 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    458
    Pupils per teacher
    23.3
    View school Swallowfield Primary
  20. Hadrian Academy

    Dunstable, LU5 4SR · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    52 first choices, 60 offers made

    Met the standard at 1156%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.6%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    394
    Pupils per teacher
    20.4
    View school Hadrian Academy
  21. Caddington Village School

    Luton, LU1 4JD · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, high absence.

    28 first choices, 42 offers made

    Met the standard at 1162%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.8%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    277
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school Caddington Village School
  22. Clifton All Saints Academy

    Near Shefford, SG17 5ES · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average, low absence.

    42 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.9%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    229
    Pupils per teacher
    21.1
    View school Clifton All Saints Academy
  23. Ardley Hill Academy

    Dunstable, LU6 3NZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Central Bedfordshire average.

    29 first choices, 37 offers made

    Met the standard at 1160%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.5%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    422
    Pupils per teacher
    25.8
    View school Ardley Hill Academy
  24. St Christophers Academy

    Dunstable, LU5 4NJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Central Bedfordshire average.

    41 first choices, 42 offers made

    Met the standard at 1133%

    Central Bedfordshire 50%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.3%Central Bedfordshire 5.5%
    Pupils
    388
    Pupils per teacher
    34.2
    View school St Christophers Academy
The big picture

How Central Bedfordshire's primary schools spread out

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Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Central Bedfordshire average 5.6%Linslade Lower School: 2.7%Pulford CofE VA Lower School: 3%Sutton CofE VA Primary School: 3.2%Heathwood Lower School: 3.3%Lark Rise Academy: 3.3%Dunton CofE Junior School: 3.4%Campton Academy: 3.4%Southcott Lower School: 3.5%Russell Lower School: 3.6%Greenleas School: 3.6%Raynsford Church of England Academy: 3.6%Kingsmoor Lower School: 3.7%Southill Lower School: 3.9%Clifton All Saints Academy: 3.9%St Vincent's Catholic Primary School: 3.9%Stondon Lower School: 4%St Mary's VA CofE Lower School: 4%Maple Tree Primary School: 4%The Firs Lower School: 4%Northill CofE Academy: 4%Moggerhanger Primary School: 4.1%Ramsey Manor Lower School: 4.1%Aspley Guise Village School: 4.1%Cranfield Church of England Academy: 4.2%Dovery Academy: 4.2%Swallowfield Primary: 4.3%Roecroft Lower School: 4.3%Harlington Lower School: 4.3%Derwent Primary School: 4.4%Templefield Lower School: 4.4%Totternhoe Church of England Academy: 4.4%Silsoe CofE VC Lower School: 4.5%Fairfield Park Lower School: 4.5%Linslade School: 4.5%St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold: 4.5%Toddington St George Church of England School: 4.5%Haynes Lower School: 4.6%Chalton Lower School: 4.6%Woburn Lower School: 4.6%Thornhill Primary School: 4.6%St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School: 4.6%Hadrian Academy: 4.6%Houghton Regis Primary School: 4.7%Lidlington Primary School: 4.7%Lancot School: 4.7%Marston Moreteyne VC School: 4.7%Shefford Lower School: 4.8%Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School: 4.8%Flitwick Lower School: 4.9%Leighton Middle School: 4.9%Greenfield CofE VC Lower School: 4.9%Beaudesert Lower School: 5%The Vale Academy: 5%Langford Village Academy: 5%Westoning Lower School: 5.1%Hockliffe Lower School: 5.1%Watling Lower School: 5.1%Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School: 5.2%Robert Peel Primary School: 5.3%Robert Bloomfield Academy: 5.3%St Christophers Academy: 5.3%Beecroft Academy: 5.3%Gothic Mede Academy: 5.3%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 5.3%Biggleswade Academy: 5.4%Ridgmont Lower School: 5.5%John Donne Church of England Primary School: 5.5%Ardley Hill Academy: 5.5%Everton Heath Primary School: 5.5%St Leonards CE Academy: 5.5%Clipstone Brook Lower School: 5.6%Woodland Middle School Academy: 5.6%Holywell School: 5.7%Pix Brook Academy: 5.7%Houghton Conquest Primary School: 5.8%Husborne Crawley Lower School: 5.8%St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School: 5.8%Studham Village CofE Academy: 5.8%Laburnum Primary School: 5.8%Eversholt Lower School: 5.9%Brooklands Middle School: 5.9%Lime Tree Primary Academy: 5.9%Maulden Lower School: 6%St. Augustine's Academy: 6%Dunstable Icknield Lower School: 6%Potton Primary School: 6.1%The Mary Bassett Lower School: 6.1%Arnold Academy: 6.1%The Rushmere Park Academy: 6.1%Alameda Middle School: 6.2%Stanbridge Lower School: 6.3%Tithe Farm Primary School: 6.3%Etonbury Academy: 6.3%Parkfields Middle School: 6.4%Slip End Village School: 6.6%Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy: 6.7%Leedon Lower School: 6.8%Shillington Lower School: 6.9%Lawnside Academy: 6.9%Sundon Lower School: 7.1%Gravenhurst Academy: 7.1%Priory Academy: 7.3%Meppershall Church of England Academy: 7.5%Caddington Village School: 7.8%Gilbert Inglefield Academy: 7.9%Weatherfield Academy: 9.2%Eaton Bray Academy: 9.9%Kensworth Church of England Academy: 9.9%The Chiltern School: 10.1%Ivel Valley School & College: 10.3%Caldecote Church of England Academy: 12.8%Oak Bank School: 26.9%0%7%14%21%28%
Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

Ofsted grades in Central Bedfordshire

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 44 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 73
  • Good: 71 of 73
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 73
  • Inadequate: 0 of 73
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Central Bedfordshire

  1. Some are faith schools.

    30 of the 117 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. A nursery place isn't a Reception place.

    66 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.

    Show schools with a nursery
  3. Apply by 15 January.

    Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.

  4. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire, explained

There are 117 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire, teaching 35,234 children. 50 are run by the council and 60 are academies or free schools. Among them are 7 special and 5 independent schools.

99% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

50.0% of pupils in Central Bedfordshire met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

14.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,541 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 13.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many primary schools are in Central Bedfordshire?
There are 117 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Central Bedfordshire?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Central Bedfordshire on Eduscope are Lark Rise Academy, Thornhill Primary School and St Vincent's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Central Bedfordshire?
Central Bedfordshire has 1 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 71 are rated Good, meaning 99% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Central Bedfordshire ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Central Bedfordshire perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Central Bedfordshire, 50% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Central Bedfordshire primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Central Bedfordshire is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Central Bedfordshire?
When choosing a primary school in Central Bedfordshire, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 117 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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