Councils · England · Central Bedfordshire
Schools in Central Bedfordshire, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 96 primary, 15 secondary — with Central Bedfordshire’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Central Bedfordshire’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Central Bedfordshire’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE
Find your shortlist.
All 131state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 96
Ardley Hill Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Aspley Guise Village School
Academy converter · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Aspley Guise
Not judged yet
Beaudesert Lower School
Community school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Beecroft Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Biggleswade Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
Caddington Village School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Luton
Ofsted · Not judged
Caldecote Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
Campton Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Shefford
Ofsted · Good
Chalton Lower School
Community school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Luton
Ofsted · Good
Clifton All Saints Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Near Shefford
Ofsted · Good
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Cranfield Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Derwent Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Henlow
Ofsted · Good
Dovery Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Inadequate
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Dunton CofE Junior School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
Eaton Bray Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Eversholt Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Ofsted · Good
Everton Heath Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Nr Sandy
Ofsted · Good
Fairfield Park Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Fairfield Park
Ofsted · Good
Flitwick Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Gothic Mede Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Arlesey
Ofsted · Good
Gravenhurst Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Greenfield
Ofsted · Good
Greenleas School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Hadrian Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Harlington Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Haynes Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Heathwood Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Hockliffe Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Outstanding
Houghton Conquest Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Houghton Regis Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Husborne Crawley Lower School
Community school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Husborne Crawley
Ofsted · Good
John Donne Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Kensworth Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Kingsmoor Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Laburnum Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandy
Ofsted · Inadequate
Lancot School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Langford Village Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
Lark Rise Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lawnside Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
Leedon Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Lime Tree Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Linslade Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Maple Tree Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Sandy
Ofsted · Good
Marston Moreteyne VC School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Marston Moreteyne
Ofsted · Good
Maulden Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Meppershall Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Shefford
Ofsted · Good
Moggerhanger Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Northill CofE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
Potton Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sandy
Ofsted · Good
Priory Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Ramsey Manor Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Not judged
Raynsford Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Henlow
Ofsted · Good
Ridgmont Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Robert Peel Primary School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandy
Ofsted · Good
Roecroft Lower School
Community school · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Hitchin
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Russell Lower School
Community school · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Ampthill
Ofsted · Good
Shefford Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Shefford
Ofsted · Good
Shillington Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Hitchin
Ofsted · Good
Silsoe CofE VC Lower School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Slip End Village School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Luton
Ofsted · Not judged
Southcott Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Southill Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
St Christophers Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
St Leonards CE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Not judged yet
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Luton
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold
Academy converter · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Hitchin
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's VA CofE Lower School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Clophill
Ofsted · Good
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Sandy
Ofsted · Good
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
St. Augustine's Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Stanbridge Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Stondon Lower School
Community school · Ages 5-9 · Mixed · Henlow
Ofsted · Good
Studham Village CofE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Studham
Ofsted · Not judged
Sundon Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Luton
Ofsted · Good
Sutton CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Sutton
Ofsted · Good
Swallowfield Primary
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Ofsted · Good
Templefield Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
The Firs Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Community school · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
The Rushmere Park Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
The Vale Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Thomas Johnson Lower School
Community school · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Thornhill Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Tithe Farm Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Not judged
Toddington St George Church of England School
Academy converter · Ages 3-9 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Totternhoe Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Watling Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Dunstable
Not judged yet
Westoning Lower School
Academy converter · Ages 2-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Woburn Lower School
Community school · Ages 4-9 · Mixed · Woburn
Ofsted · Good
Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Sandy
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 15
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Not judged
Cedars Upper School
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Edward Peake CofE VC School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Fulbrook School
Academy converter · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Milton Keynes
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Harlington Upper School
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Henlow Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Henlow
Ofsted · Good
Houstone School
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Dunstable
Not judged yet
Manshead Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Luton
Ofsted · Good
Priory Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Queensbury Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Not judged
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Samuel Whitbread Academy
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Shefford
Ofsted · Good
Sandy Secondary School
Foundation school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Sandy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Stratton School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Vandyke Upper School
Academy converter · Ages 13-18 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 21
Alameda Middle School
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Arnold Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Brooklands Middle School
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Claystone School
Other independent special school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Luton
Not judged yet
Esland Bedford School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-18 · Mixed · Silsoe
Not judged yet
Etonbury Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-19 · Mixed · Arlesey
Ofsted · Good
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Inadequate
Holywell School
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
Ivel Valley School & College
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Ofsted · Good
Leighton Middle School
Community school · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Linslade School
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Good
Oak Bank School
Academy special converter · Ages 9-19 · Mixed · Leighton Buzzard
Ofsted · Outstanding
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus
Other independent school · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Biggleswade
Not judged yet
Orchard School & Nursery
Other independent school · Ages 0-9 · Mixed · Bedford
Not judged yet
Parkfields Middle School
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Pix Brook Academy
Free schools · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Stotfold
Ofsted · Good
Robert Bloomfield Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Shefford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stannard School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-18 · Mixed · Dunstable
Not judged yet
The Chiltern School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Weatherfield Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 7-19 · Mixed · Dunstable
Ofsted · Good
Woodland Middle School Academy
Academy converter · Ages 9-13 · Mixed · Bedford
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Central Bedfordshire.
If you live in Central Bedfordshire, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Central Bedfordshire secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Central Bedfordshire often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.