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Schools near MK43

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100% Outstanding or Good · above the 87% national figure

Within 3 miles: 5 schools.

By Ofsted rating

1 Good

4 No current grade

By phase

3 Primary

2 Secondary

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Kempston Rural Primary School

Community school · 1.8 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

Details Mixed +

Phase	Primary
Type	Community school
Age range	5–11
Gender	Mixed
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
Religious character	No religious character
Admissions policy	Not applicable
Local authority	Bedford
Head teacher	Ms EJ Kelly
Address	Martell Drive, Kempston, Bedfordshire
Phone	01234854286
Website	www.kempstonrural.beds.sch.uk/
Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
Published admission distance	1.46 mi (2026/27)
URN	109463
Distance	1.8 mi

Published admission distance is a real figure from Bedford council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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Pupils 439 on roll +

On roll	439 of 420 capacity (105% full)
Eligible for free school meals	10.5%
Gender split	48.7% boys, 51.3% girls
English as an additional language	23.7%
Ethnicity	White 60.6%, Asian 13.5%, Black 7.6%, Mixed 11.8%, Other 6.6%

Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

Ofsted Rating Good +

Overall rating	Good
Inspected	2023-12-21

Category judgements

Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Exam Results 67.0% +

Meeting expected standard	67.0%
Academic year	2024/25

Meeting expected standard by year

2022/23	74.0%
2023/24	75.0%
2024/25	67.0%

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Bromham CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · 2.9 mi

Details Mixed +

Phase	Primary
Type	Voluntary controlled school
Age range	4–11
Gender	Mixed
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
Religious character	Church of England
Admissions policy	Not applicable
Local authority	Bedford
Head teacher	Mrs Claire Matthews
Address	Grange Lane, Bromham, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Phone	01234822784
Website	www.bromhamprimary.co.uk
Area deprivation	Quintile 1 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
Estimated admission distance	1.41 mi Estimated
URN	109611
Distance	2.9 mi

Bedford hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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Pupils 496 on roll +

On roll	496 of 600 capacity (83% full)
Eligible for free school meals	9.1%
Gender split	51.6% boys, 48.4% girls
English as an additional language	1.8%
Ethnicity	White 75.1%, Asian 7.6%, Black 5.2%, Mixed 10.8%, Other 1.0%

Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

Ofsted Rating No current grade +

No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-03-29.

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Exam Results 74.0% +

Meeting expected standard	74.0%
Academic year	2024/25

Meeting expected standard by year

2022/23	73.0%
2023/24	57.0%
2024/25	74.0%

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Wootton Academy

Academy converter · 1.3 mi

Details Mixed +

Phase	Secondary
Type	Academy converter
Age range	13–18
Gender	Mixed
Sixth form	Has a sixth form
Religious character	No religious character
Admissions policy	Non-selective
Trust	WOOTTON ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority	Bedford
Head teacher	Mrs Carrie McMorn
Address	Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Phone	01234767123
Website	www.wootton.beds.sch.uk
Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
URN	137522
Distance	1.3 mi

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Pupils 822 on roll +

On roll	822 of 1218 capacity (67% full)
Pupils in exam cohort (2024/25)	285
Eligible for free school meals	19.1%
Gender split	51.1% boys, 48.9% girls
English as an additional language	6.3%
Ethnicity	White 77.7%, Asian 4.7%, Black 5.9%, Mixed 9.8%, Other 1.9%

Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

Ofsted Rating No current grade +

No current overall grade, often means a recent inspection under Ofsted's newer ungraded report-card format, not that the school hasn't been visited. Last inspected 2023-04-26.

Category judgements

Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Exam Results Not published +

Progress 8	Not published for this school
Grade 5+ English & Maths	45.3%
Academic year	2024/25

Progress 8 by year

2022/23	-0.17
2023/24	-0.17
2024/25	—

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Destinations 83% into further study +

School sixth form	38.6%
Sixth-form college	0.0%
Further education college	44.4%
Apprenticeship	5.8%
Employment	2.7%
Not a sustained destination	4.4%
Academic year	2022/23

Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College

Free schools 16 to 19 · 3.0 mi

Details Mixed +

Phase	Secondary
Type	Free schools 16 to 19
Age range	16–19
Gender	Mixed
Sixth form	Has a sixth form
Religious character	No religious character
Admissions policy	Not applicable
Trust	WOOTTON ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority	Bedford
Head teacher	Mr Tim Detheridge
Address	Green Lane, Stewartby, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Phone	01234762890
URN	139798
Distance	3.0 mi

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Pupils 749 on roll +

On roll	749 of 700 capacity (107% full)
Eligible for free school meals	7.7%
Gender split	46.5% boys, 53.5% girls
English as an additional language	16.2%
Ethnicity	White 61.2%, Asian 18.7%, Black 8.9%, Mixed 9.7%, Other 1.6%

Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Wootton Primary School

Academy converter · 1.6 mi

Details Mixed +

Phase	Primary
Type	Academy converter
Age range	3–11
Gender	Mixed
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
Religious character	No religious character
Admissions policy	Not applicable
Trust	CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Local authority	Bedford
Head teacher	Mrs Emma Maguire
Address	Bedford Road, Wootton, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Phone	01234768239
Website	www.woottonprimary.co.uk
Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
Estimated admission distance	0.44 mi Estimated
URN	151126
Distance	1.6 mi

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Pupils 731 on roll +

On roll	731 of 840 capacity (87% full)
Eligible for free school meals	17.5%
Gender split	50.8% boys, 49.2% girls
English as an additional language	8.5%
Ethnicity	White 74.5%, Asian 6.6%, Black 4.2%, Mixed 14.5%, Other 0.3%

Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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