How far Central Bedfordshire schools admitted from
For every oversubscribed school, Central Bedfordshire publishes how far away the last child offered a place lived. This is that figure for 40 schools, tightest first. A short distance means a school that fills up close to its gates; a long one means places went further afield.
The tightest is Gravenhurst Academy at 0.24 miles in 2026/27; the most far-reaching, Clipstone Brook Lower School, admitted from 10.87 miles.
Primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravenhurst Academy Bedford | Outstanding | 0.24 mi | 2026/27 | 96% |
| Clifton All Saints Academy Near Shefford | Good | 0.29 mi | 2026/27 | 95% |
| Linslade Lower School Leighton Buzzard | No current grade | 0.3 mi | 2026/27 | 80% |
| Potton Primary School Sandy | No current grade | 0.45 mi | 2026/27 | 92% |
| Beaudesert Lower School Leighton Buzzard | No current grade | 0.49 mi | 2026/27 | 96% |
| Dovery Academy Leighton Buzzard | No current grade | 0.5 mi | 2026/27 | 127% |
| Watling Lower School Dunstable | No current grade | 0.6 mi | 2026/27 | 127% |
| Lawnside Academy Biggleswade | Good | 0.7 mi | 2026/27 | 67% |
| Heathwood Lower School Leighton Buzzard | No current grade | 0.71 mi | 2026/27 | 130% |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Dunstable | No current grade | 0.82 mi | 2026/27 | 101% |
| Langford Village Academy Biggleswade | Good | 0.84 mi | 2026/27 | 94% |
| Raynsford Church of England Academy Henlow | No current grade | 0.86 mi | 2026/27 | 105% |
| Lark Rise Academy Dunstable | No current grade | 0.88 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| The Rushmere Park Academy Leighton Buzzard | Good | 0.91 mi | 2026/27 | 138% |
| Houghton Regis Primary School Dunstable | No current grade | 1.06 mi | 2026/27 | 123% |
| Thornhill Primary School Dunstable | No current grade | 1.13 mi | 2026/27 | 78% |
| Maple Tree Primary School Sandy | No current grade | 1.21 mi | 2026/27 | 96% |
| Shefford Lower School Shefford | No current grade | 1.23 mi | 2026/27 | 114% |
| Derwent Primary School Henlow | No current grade | 1.35 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Chalton Lower School Luton | No current grade | 1.8 mi | 2026/27 | 87% |
| Sutton CofE VA Primary School Sutton | Good | 2.05 mi | 2026/27 | 93% |
| Moggerhanger Primary School Bedford | No current grade | 2.07 mi | 2026/27 | 95% |
| Woburn Lower School Woburn | Good | 2.1 mi | 2026/27 | 108% |
| Haynes Lower School Bedford | Good | 2.21 mi | 2026/27 | 113% |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Luton | Good | 2.22 mi | 2026/27 | 109% |
| Caldecote Church of England Academy Biggleswade | Good | 2.26 mi | 2026/27 | 71% |
| Thomas Johnson Lower School Bedford | Good | 2.46 mi | 2026/27 | 84% |
| Southill Lower School Biggleswade | No current grade | 2.51 mi | 2026/27 | 104% |
| Stanbridge Lower School Leighton Buzzard | Good | 2.62 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Hockliffe Lower School Leighton Buzzard | No current grade | 3.11 mi | 2026/27 | 89% |
| Beecroft Academy Dunstable | Good | 3.21 mi | 2026/27 | 98% |
| Russell Lower School Ampthill | No current grade | 3.63 mi | 2026/27 | 97% |
| Harlington Lower School Dunstable | Good | 4.33 mi | 2026/27 | 87% |
| Clipstone Brook Lower School Leighton Buzzard | Good | 10.87 mi | 2026/27 | 102% |
Secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Admitted from | Round | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Academy Dunstable | No current grade | 0.26 mi | 2026/27 | 119% |
| Leighton Middle School Leighton Buzzard | No current grade | 0.49 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Brooklands Middle School Leighton Buzzard | Good | 0.9 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Linslade School Leighton Buzzard | No current grade | 1.99 mi | 2026/27 | 109% |
| Robert Bloomfield Academy Shefford | No current grade | 4.02 mi | 2026/27 | 100% |
| Etonbury Academy Arlesey | Good | 5.01 mi | 2026/27 | 91% |
Reading the numbers
These are not catchment areas: most English schools have none. Each figure is the distance from the school to the home of the furthest child who was offered a place under the distance criterion in that round, as Central Bedfordshire measures it, which is usually a straight line from a fixed point at the home to one at the school. Looked-after children, siblings and, at faith schools, faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance is reached at all. The figure moves every year with the number of applications. How the whole process works →
Checking an address against these
Each school's page has a checker that measures a postcode against that school's distance. The full property report measures every nearby school at once, alongside sold prices, flood risk and the rest of the house.
Admission distances published by Central Bedfordshire. School details and grades from the Department for Education's register and Ofsted. If a figure looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.