Bedford Free School
Ofsted: OutstandingFree schools · Secondary
Bedford · MK42 9AD · Bedford
Ages 11–16
- Att852.7
- P81.1
- EM5+54%
- Absence6.5%
0.2 miles away
OpenURN 109727
Bedford Girls' School
Other independent school · Bedford · MK42 0BX
Ages 7–18 · 843 pupils · Bedford
Attainment 8
14.8
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Attainment 814.8
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.6
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).
Capacity fill70%
843 pupils · 1,202 places
- Pupils on roll
- 843
- Boys / girls
- 0 / 843
- School capacity
- 1,202
- Capacity fill
- 843 / 1,202 (70%)
- Gender
- Girls
- School type
- Other independent school
Age range
Ages 7–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Gibson
Location
- Address
- Cardington Road
- Postcode
- MK42 0BX
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Bedford
- District
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Girls other independent school, Ages 7–18, in Bedford, Bedford, 843 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Shackleton Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK42 9LZ · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- KS243%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM34.1%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
Cherry Trees Nursery School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Bedford · MK42 9LS · Bedford
Ages 2–5
- FSM3.9%
0.6 miles away
Castle Newnham School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK40 3EP · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- FSM9.6%
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
Bedford · MK40 2TU · Bedford
Ages 7–19
- Att814.6
- EM5+0%
0.6 miles away
Priory Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedFoundation school · Primary
Bedford · MK40 1JD · Bedford
Ages 3–11
- KS246%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM26.2%
- Demand1.77
0.7 miles away
Peter Pan Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Bedford · MK42 9DR · Bedford
Ages 2–5
- FSM5.9%
0.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Gibson
- Telephone
- 01234361900