Academy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK42 9DR · Bedford
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenURN 137469
St John's School
Academy special converter · Bedford · MK42 8AA
Age range
Ages 2–19
Pupils
178
Local authority
Bedford
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
4 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 137469
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
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- 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 characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BEDFORD INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING TRUST
- Academy trust
- BEDFORD INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING TRUST
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Shannon Poulter
- Telephone
- 01234345565
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
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 from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%