Local Authority Safeguarding Index

Bedford Safeguarding Pulse

2026 transparency snapshot for 85 schools, ranked nationally against 183 local authorities.

45/100 Average Transparency Score
85 Schools Monitored
#63 National Rank
+1 pts above the national average (44/100)

*Calculated from 2026 Ofsted & iXBRL signals across 85 schools in Bedford.

Top Performers

Highest Transparency Scores in Bedford

  1. 1
    Bedford Free School Secondary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  2. 2
    Carlton CofE Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  3. 3
    Cherry Trees Nursery School Nursery · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  4. 4
    Great Denham Primary School Primary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
  5. 5
    Lincroft Academy Secondary · Ofsted: Outstanding
    70/100
Directory

All Schools in Bedford

16 plus 2
School Ofsted Transparency
Bedford College MK42 9AH Good 62
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College MK43 9LY Good 54
Middle deemed secondary 1
School Ofsted Transparency
Marston Vale Middle School MK43 9NH — 22
Not applicable 13
School Ofsted Transparency
Bedford Girls' School MK42 0BX ISI inspected 55
Bedford Greenacre Independent School MK41 7FZ ISI inspected 55
Bedford Modern School MK41 7NT ISI inspected 55
Bedford School MK40 2TU ISI inspected 55
Bradford Abbas Pre-School MK42 7AB — 14
Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School MK44 2PT Good 52
Grange Academy MK42 8AU Good 44
KWS School MK41 9TJ Good 48
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School MK41 7QZ ISI inspected 55
Polam School MK40 2BU Good 40
Ridgeway School MK42 7EB Good 55
Rivertree Free School MK42 8QP — 10
St John's School MK42 8AA Good 48
Nursery 2
School Ofsted Transparency
Cherry Trees Nursery School MK42 9LS Outstanding 70
Peter Pan Nursery School MK42 9DR Outstanding 70
Primary 54
School Ofsted Transparency
143926 MK42 6BA — 14
Balliol Primary School MK42 7ER Good 44
Bedford Road Primary Academy MK42 8QH — 40
Brickhill Primary School MK41 7AA Good 48
Bromham CofE Primary School MK43 8NR Good 48
Camestone School MK42 8NW Good 44
Carlton CofE Primary School MK43 7JR Outstanding 70
Castle Newnham School MK40 3EP — 22
Cauldwell School MK42 9DR — 40
Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School NN29 7HU Good 52
Clark, Sandra Sarah MK40 4AT — 22
Cotton End Forest School MK45 3AG Good 55
Edith Cavell Primary School MK41 7NH Good 52
Eileen Wade Primary School PE28 0ND — 40
Elstow School MK42 9GP — 22
Goldington Green Academy MK41 0DP Good 52
Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy MK44 3HZ Good 44
Great Denham Primary School MK40 4GG Outstanding 70
Great Ouse Primary Academy MK40 4TJ Good 44
Harrold Primary Academy MK43 7DB Good 48
Hazeldene School MK41 9AT Good 52
Kempston Rural Primary School MK42 7FJ Good 48
King's Oak Primary School MK42 0HH Good 44
Kymbrook Primary School MK44 2HH Good 52
Lakeview School MK42 6BH — 22
Livingstone Primary School MK41 7LG Good 48
Milton Ernest CofE Primary School MK44 1RF Good 44
Oakley Primary Academy MK43 7RE — 22
Pinchmill Primary School MK43 7JD Good 55
Priory Primary School MK40 1JD — 22
Putnoe Primary School MK41 0DH Good 52
Queen's Park Academy MK40 4HA Good 44
Ravensden CofE Primary Academy MK44 2RW Good 48
Renhold VC Primary School MK41 0LU Outstanding 70
Riseley CofE Primary School MK44 1DR Good 48
Roxton Church of England Academy MK44 3DR Good 48
Scott Primary School MK41 7JA Good 52
Shackleton Primary School MK42 9LZ Expected standard 40
Sharnbrook Primary MK44 1PF Good 52
Sheerhatch Primary School MK44 3TH Expected standard 40
Shortstown Primary School MK42 0GS Expected standard 40
Springfield Primary School MK42 7LJ Good 44
St James' CofE Academy MK40 4BD — 22
St John Rigby Catholic Primary School MK41 9DQ Good 48
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School NN10 9LL Good 44
The Hills Academy MK41 9AT Good 52
Thurleigh Primary School MK44 2DB Good 52
Turvey Primary School MK43 8DY Good 44
Ursula Taylor Church of England School MK41 6EG Outstanding 70
Westfield Primary School MK40 4HW Good 44
Wilden CofE VA Primary School MK44 2PB Good 52
Willow Grove Primary School MK45 3TE — 10
Wilstead Primary School MK45 3BX — 10
Wootton Primary School MK43 9JT — 22
Secondary 13
School Ofsted Transparency
Bedford Academy MK42 9TR Good 48
Bedford Free School MK42 9AD Outstanding 70
Biddenham International School and Sports College MK40 4AZ Good 52
Castle Newnham School MK41 9DT — 22
Daubeney Academy MK42 7PS Good 55
Goldington Academy MK41 9BX Good 44
Kempston Academy MK42 7EB Good 52
Lincroft Academy MK43 7RE Outstanding 70
Mark Rutherford School MK41 8PX — 40
Sharnbrook Academy MK44 1JL Good 52
St Thomas More Catholic School MK41 7UL Good 48
Wixams Academy MK42 6BA Requires Improvement 37
Wootton Upper School MK43 9HT — 22
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