How many schools does Bedford have?

OfferDay lists 86 schools in Bedford, including 55 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Bedford?

Every school in Bedford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Bedford ranked?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Bedford does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Bedford local authority?

OfferDay groups the Bedford schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Bedford local authority

Bedford has 86 schools listed on OfferDay across 6 towns.

2 nursery schools · 55 primary schools · 1 middle school · 13 secondary schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 6 special and alternative provision schools · 7 independent schools

About schools in Bedford

Bedford lists 86 schools, most of them primary schools. Its 13 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Bedford keeps a three-tier system, so one middle school sits between the primary and secondary stages.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 57%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 54 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 44.9; average Attainment 8 score, across the 14 schools with published results

Top schools in Bedford

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

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Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Bedford.

Common questions about schools in Bedford

How many schools does Bedford have?: OfferDay lists 86 schools in Bedford, including 55 primary schools and 13 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Bedford?: Every school in Bedford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Bedford ranked?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Bedford does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Bedford local authority?: OfferDay groups the Bedford schools across six towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.