Fee-paying schools in MK40, Bedford

7 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central MK40, the nearest being Polam School at 0.2 mi, 1 of them selective, 2 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Polam School	0.2 mi	1 to 9	Primary
Bedford School	0.7 mi	7 to 19	All-through Boys Church of England
Bedford Modern School	0.7 mi	7 to 18	All-through Selective
Bedford Girls' School	0.8 mi	7 to 18	All-through Girls
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School	1.1 mi		Primary
Bedford Greenacre Independent School	1.2 mi		All-through
KWS School	1.8 mi	11 to 18	Secondary

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Polam School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

MK40 also holds 26 state primary and 9 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for MK40 →

Checking a specific address

Put a postcode in and the report measures each school's distance from that front door rather than from central MK40.

Common questions

How many private schools are there in MK40?

7 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central MK40, Bedford, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in MK40 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in MK40 selective?

1 of the 7 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in MK40?

2 of the 7 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.