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School Atlas lists 54 state primary schools, 13 state secondary schools, 1 all-through school, 4 special schools, 1 alternative provision school and 2 post-16 schools and colleges in Bedford. It also lists 8 independent schools and 66 nurseries and other early-years settings.
Of the state primary, secondary and all-through schools, 16 have a religious character: 13 Church of England and 3 Roman Catholic.
Of the 68 state primary, secondary and all-through schools in Bedford, 35 hold an Ofsted overall-effectiveness grade from their last graded inspection: 2 Outstanding and 33 Good.
Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. Since November 2025 its report cards grade each area separately; 14 of these schools have had one.
Bedford uses catchment areas but hasn't published a map we can draw.
We also hold last-distance-offered records for 15 schools. That distance is not always a cut-off: at a school with places to spare it is simply the furthest applicant.