Castle Newnham School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK40 3EP · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- FSM9.6%
0.4 miles away
OpenURN 109718
Bedford School
Other independent school · Bedford · MK40 2TU
Ages 7–19 · 994 pupils · Bedford
Attainment 8
14.6
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Attainment 814.6
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 1.0
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).
Capacity fill83%
994 pupils · 1,200 places
- Pupils on roll
- 994
- Boys / girls
- 994 / 0
- School capacity
- 1,200
- Capacity fill
- 994 / 1,200 (83%)
- Gender
- Boys
- School type
- Other independent school
Age range
Ages 7–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hodgson
Location
- Address
- De Parys Avenue
- Postcode
- MK40 2TU
- 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.
Boys other independent school, Ages 7–19, in Bedford, Bedford, 994 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent. Religious character: Church of England.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Priory Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedFoundation school · Primary
Bedford · MK40 1JD · Bedford
Ages 3–11
- KS246%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM26.2%
- Demand1.77
0.5 miles away
Livingstone Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Primary
Bedford · MK41 7LG · Bedford
Ages 2–11
- KS256%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM36.0%
- Demand0.95
0.6 miles away
Castle Newnham School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Secondary
Bedford · MK41 9DT · Bedford
Ages 11–16
- FSM23.7%
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
Bedford · MK41 7QZ · Bedford
Ages 0–7
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
Bedford · MK42 0BX · Bedford
Ages 7–18
- Att814.8
- EM5+0%
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hodgson
- Telephone
- 01234362200