How many private schools are there in Bedford?

8 independent schools are registered in Bedford with the Department for Education: 7 mainstream and 1 special schools.

Are there single-sex private schools in Bedford?

Yes, 2 of the 8 are single-sex according to the register.

Which private schools in Bedford take pupils to 18?

6 of them have a registered upper age of 18 or over. The table on this page shows each school's age range.

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Private schools in Bedford

8 fee-paying schools are registered in Bedford: 7 mainstream and 1 special. 2 are single-sex. 6 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.

8independent schools

7mainstream

1special schools

4,255pupils on roll, where reported

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Mainstream independent schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Bedford Girls' School Bedford, MK42 0BX	7 to 18	Girls	Non-faith	843	70%
Bedford Greenacre Independent School Bedford, MK41 7FZ	0 to 18	Mixed	Non-faith	775	76%
Bedford Modern School Bedford, MK41 7NT	7 to 18	Mixed	Non-faith	1,219	94%
Bedford School Bedford, MK40 2TU	7 to 19	Boys	Church of England	994	83%
KWS School Bedford, MK41 9TJ	11 to 18	Mixed	Non-faith	18	72%
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School Bedford, MK41 7QZ	0 to 7	Mixed	Non-faith	297	85%
Polam School Bedford, MK40 2BU	1 to 9	Mixed	Non-faith	99	48%

Independent special schools

School	Ages	Pupils	Faith	On roll	How full
Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School Bedford, MK44 2PT	7 to 19	Mixed	Non-faith	10	56%

What this list is, and is not

Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Bedford, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.

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