Cauldwell School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK42 9DR · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- KS253%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM21.4%
- Demand1.18
0.4 miles away
OpenOfsted: GoodURN 137469
St John's School
Academy special converter · Bedford · MK42 8AA
Ages 2–19 · 178 pupils · Bedford
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
8.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-09-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.1%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 7.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 156
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill98%
178 pupils · 181 places
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- Boys / girls
- 117 / 61
- School capacity
- 181
- Capacity fill
- 178 / 181 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 50.4%
- FSM pupils
- 70
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special converter
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
4 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BEDFORD INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING TRUST
- Academy trust
- BEDFORD INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Shannon Poulter
Location
- Address
- Austin Canons, Bedford Road, Kempston
- Postcode
- MK42 8AA
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Bedford
- District
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special converter, Ages 2–19, in Bedford, Bedford, 178 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 50.4%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Peter Pan Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Bedford · MK42 9DR · Bedford
Ages 2–5
- FSM5.9%
0.4 miles away
Grange Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy special converter
Bedford · MK42 8AU · Bedford
Ages 5–18
- Att82.5
- P8-1.3
- EM5+0%
- Absence5.4%
0.5 miles away
Camestone School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bedford · MK42 8NW · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM11.8%
- Demand1.12
0.6 miles away
Queen's Park Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK40 4HA · Bedford
Ages 3–11
- KS249%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM32.4%
- Demand0.98
0.7 miles away
Westfield Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bedford · MK40 4HW · Bedford
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM20.8%
- Demand0.83
0.7 miles away
Bedford Road Primary Academy
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bedford · MK42 8QH · Bedford
Ages 5–11
- Absence6.5%
- FSM30.1%
- Demand0.88
0.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Shannon Poulter
- Telephone
- 01234345565