Best Primary Schools in Bedford

We checked all 74 primary schools in Bedford and list every one: 52 ranked, then 22 without a rank.

Schools checked
74
Ranked
52
Without a rank
22

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bedford. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bedford also has 19 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bedford.

Ranked primary schools in Bedford

  1. 1

    Great Denham Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 677 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    7%

  2. 2

    Sharnbrook Primary

    Academy, 216 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    10%

  3. 3

    Great Ouse Primary Academy

    Free school, 455 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    12%

  4. 4

    Cauldwell School

    Academy, 415 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    2%

  5. 4

    Harrold Primary Academy

    Academy, 96 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    81%
    Higher standard
    6%

  6. 6

    Bromham CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 496 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    4%

  7. 7

    Hazeldene School

    Local authority maintained, 443 pupils, inspected January 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    8%

  8. 8

    Elstow School

    Academy, 413 pupils, inspected November 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    5%

  9. 9

    Cotton End Forest School

    Local authority maintained, 435 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    77%
    Higher standard
    0%

  10. 10

    Wixams Tree Primary Academy

    Free school, 559 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    12%

  11. 11

    The Hills Academy

    Academy, 442 pupils, inspected February 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    10%

  12. 12

    Carlton CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 87 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    0%

  13. 13

    Arnold Academy

    Academy, 704 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    7%

  14. 14

    Turvey Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 81 pupils, inspected July 2013

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    0%

  15. 15

    St James' CofE Academy

    Academy, 194 pupils, inspected March 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    11%

  16. 16

    Kymbrook Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 76 pupils, inspected March 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    0%

  17. 17

    Oakley Primary Academy

    Academy, 210 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    2%

  18. 18

    Ursula Taylor Church of England School

    Academy, 350 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    35%
    Higher standard
    4%

  19. 19

    King's Oak Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 826 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    2%

  20. 20

    Milton Ernest CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 67 pupils, inspected November 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    55%
    Higher standard
    9%

  21. 21

    Riseley CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 121 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    7%

  22. 22

    Scott Primary School & Nursery

    Local authority maintained, 469 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    3%

  23. 23

    Goldington Green Academy

    Academy, 576 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    0%

  24. 24

    Queen's Park Academy

    Academy, 446 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    61%
    Higher standard
    0%

  25. 25

    Shortstown Primary School

    Academy, 479 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Expected standard
    60%
    Higher standard
    0%

  26. 26

    Putnoe Primary School

    Academy, 494 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    2%

  27. 27

    Wilden CofE VA Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 45 pupils, inspected July 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    0%

  28. 28

    Brickhill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 209 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    57%
    Higher standard
    0%

  29. 29

    Marston Vale Middle School

    Academy, 563 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    4%

  30. 30

    Edith Cavell Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 292 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    58%
    Higher standard
    0%

  31. 31

    Thurleigh Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 92 pupils, inspected April 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    0%

  32. 32

    St John Rigby Catholic Primary School

    Academy, 268 pupils, inspected September 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    49%
    Higher standard
    4%

  33. 33

    Livingstone Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 457 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    49%
    Higher standard
    0%

  34. 34

    Alameda Middle School

    Academy, 720 pupils, inspected February 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    51%
    Higher standard
    3%

  35. 34

    Moggerhanger Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 119 pupils, inspected November 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    0%

  36. 36

    Sheerhatch Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 129 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    0%

  37. 37

    Springfield Primary School

    Academy, 365 pupils, inspected June 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    51%
    Higher standard
    2%

  38. 38

    Shackleton Primary School

    Academy, 487 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    54%
    Higher standard
    0%

  39. 39

    Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy, 176 pupils, inspected September 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    0%
    Higher standard
    0%

  40. 40

    Woodland Middle School Academy

    Academy, 645 pupils, inspected May 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    39%
    Higher standard
    1%

  41. 41

    Bedford Road Primary Academy

    Academy, 365 pupils, inspected December 2025

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    46%
    Higher standard
    3%

  42. 41

    Holywell School

    Academy, 668 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    27%
    Higher standard
    1%

  43. 43

    Camestone School

    Local authority maintained, 408 pupils, inspected April 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    0%

  44. 44

    Priory Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 214 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    0%

  45. 45

    Westfield Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 298 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    48%
    Higher standard
    0%

  46. 46

    St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School

    Academy, 271 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    44%
    Higher standard
    0%

  47. 47

    Renhold VC Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 191 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%

  48. 48

    Balliol Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 355 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    39%
    Higher standard
    0%

  49. 49

    Roxton Church of England Academy

    Academy, 70 pupils, inspected April 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    27%
    Higher standard
    0%

  50. 50

    Ravensden CofE Primary Academy

    Academy, 51 pupils, inspected July 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    9%
    Higher standard
    0%

  51. 51

    Pinchmill Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 88 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Expected standard
    29%
    Higher standard
    0%

  52. 52

    John Donne Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 119 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    29%
    Higher standard
    6%

Primary schools in Bedford without a rank