Secondary schools in Bedford
19 secondary schools in Bedford, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Bedford in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 12 schools in Bedford first 2,173 times for 2,137 places: 1.02 first choices per place. 3 of the 12 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.60 miles (Bedford Free School) to 0.75 miles (Goldington Academy).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Bedford Free School
- Alameda Middle School
- Arnold Academy
- Bedford Academy
- Daubeney Academy
- Goldington Academy
- Holywell School
- Lincroft Academy
- Marston Vale Middle School
- Redborne Upper School and Community College
- Sharnbrook Academy
- St Thomas More Catholic School
- Woodland Middle School Academy
- Wootton Academy
- Biddenham International School and Sports College
- Kempston Academy
- Castle Newnham School
- Mark Rutherford School
- Wixams Academy
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Browse by authority: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.