All secondary schools near Bedford. View independent schools only, or view secondary schools in Bedfordshire, your LEA (Local Education Authority).
| School | Miles | Age | LEA | Pupils at end KS4 | GCSE results | CVA | APS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 47% | 378 | ||||||
| John Bunyan Upper School | 0.99 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 172 | 9% | 987.7 | 266 | |
| Dame Alice Harpur School (Senior School)* | 1.32 miles | 7-18 | Bedfordshire | 118 | 100% | - | 501.7 | |
| Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College | 1.51 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 258 | 32% | 989.8 | 302.1 | |
| Bedford High School* | 1.63 miles | 7-18 | Bedfordshire | 100 | 99% | - | 483.4 | |
| Biddenham Upper School and Sports College | 1.80 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 242 | 41% | 1006.3 | 389.4 | |
| Bedford School* | 1.85 miles | 7-18 | Bedfordshire | 126 | 90% | - | 526.6 | |
| Rushmoor School* | 1.96 miles | 2-17 | Bedfordshire | 38 | 53% | - | 366.1 | |
| St Andrew's School* | 2.02 miles | 3-16 | Bedfordshire | 31 | 61% | - | 383.5 | |
| Bedford Modern School* | 2.22 miles | 7-19 | Bedfordshire | 142 | - | - | 454 | |
| Wootton Upper School | 3.22 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 290 | 62% | 1006.8 | 492.4 | |
| St Thomas More Catholic School | 3.25 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 174 | 36% | 1015 | 365.7 | |
| Mark Rutherford Upper School and Community College | 3.49 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 269 | 49% | 999.2 | 357.9 | |
| Redborne Upper School and Community College | 6.75 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 354 | 65% | 1010.9 | 422.7 | |
| Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College | 8.01 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 380 | 67% | 1014.1 | 433.4 | |
| Sandy Upper School and Community College | 8.08 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 250 | 31% | 960.4 | 305.8 | |
| Samuel Whitbread Community College | 8.65 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 399 | 51% | 997.4 | 404.1 | |
| Stratton Upper School and Community College | 9.85 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 283 | 47% | 1003.5 | 412.5 | |
| Harlington Upper School | 10.33 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 300 | 62% | 1002.5 | 394.6 | |
| St Neots Community College | 11.15 miles | 11-18 | Cambridgeshire | 188 | 31% | 1000.9 | 343.5 | |
| Walton High | 11.17 miles | 11-18 | Milton Keynes | 205 | 55% | 1010.9 | 440.5 | |
| Oakgrove School | 11.19 miles | 11-19 | Milton Keynes | NA | - | - | N/A | |
| Ousedale School | 11.25 miles | 12-18 | Milton Keynes | 362 | 56% | 988.9 | 374.3 | |
| Longsands College | 12.49 miles | 11-18 | Cambridgeshire | 253 | 54% | 1016.4 | 411.8 | |
| Wollaston School | 12.54 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 230 | 47% | 991.3 | 444.5 | |
| Bury Lawn Independent School* | 12.83 miles | 2-19 | Milton Keynes | 58 | 47% | - | 335.5 | |
| Kimbolton School* | 12.93 miles | 5-18 | Cambridgeshire | 83 | 94% | - | 454.5 | |
| Citischool* | 12.97 miles | 15-16 | Milton Keynes | 19 | - | - | 25.3 | |
| Rathbone - Alternatives* | 13.00 miles | 14-16 | Milton Keynes | 16 | - | - | N/A | |
| Stantonbury Campus | 13.15 miles | 12-18 | Milton Keynes | 510 | 36% | 993.9 | 325.3 | |
| Sir Frank Markham Community School | 13.17 miles | 12-18 | Milton Keynes | 273 | 10% | 978.4 | 251 | |
| St Paul's Catholic School | 13.33 miles | 12-18 | Milton Keynes | 269 | 54% | 1009.5 | 485.2 | |
| The Priory School | 13.44 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 140 | 42% | 1001.7 | 393.3 | |
| Lea Manor High School | 13.59 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 226 | 40% | 983.8 | 310 | |
| Lealands High School | 13.60 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 197 | 43% | 990.6 | 301.7 | |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | 13.62 miles | 11-18 | Luton | 240 | 60% | 1006.2 | 395.1 | |
| Bramingham Park Study Centre* | 13.64 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 4 | - | - | N/A | |
| The Rushden Community College Specialising in Mathematics and Computing | 13.65 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 172 | 31% | 960.3 | 297.3 | |
| Fearnhill School | 13.73 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 181 | 54% | 1002.2 | 364.9 | |
| The Ferrers Specialist Arts College | 13.80 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 177 | 46% | 1008.8 | 397.5 | |
| Hitchin Boys' School | 14.18 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 159 | 66% | 996.9 | 426.2 | |
| Leon School and Sports College | 14.21 miles | 12-18 | Milton Keynes | 153 | 16% | 991.7 | 244.9 | |
| Lord Grey School | 14.23 miles | 11-18 | Milton Keynes | 297 | 35% | 995.4 | 324.7 | |
| The Highfield School | 14.27 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 160 | 43% | 996.1 | 347.5 | |
| St Francis College* | 14.36 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 60 | 93% | - | 503 | |
| Milton Keynes Wheelright Motor Project * | 14.49 miles | 14-16 | Milton Keynes | No results available. | ||||
| Icknield High School | 14.53 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 278 | 53% | 1011.3 | 417 | |
| Hitchin Girls' School | 14.60 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 161 | 74% | 992.5 | 471.4 | |
| Extended Training* | 14.71 miles | 14-16 | Milton Keynes | 10 | - | - | N/A | |
| Denbigh School | 14.76 miles | 11-18 | Milton Keynes | 268 | 61% | 989.4 | 421.3 | |
| St Christopher School* | 14.77 miles | 2-18 | Hertfordshire | 63 | 70% | - | 417.7 | |
| Vandyke Upper School and Community College | 14.89 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 267 | 46% | 1010.3 | 368.5 | |
| The Knights Templar School | 15.07 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 219 | 66% | 1014.5 | 414.2 | |
| Putteridge High School | 15.18 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 234 | 42% | 970.8 | 335.2 | |
| Stopsley High School | 15.18 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 193 | 41% | 997.8 | 407.8 | |
| The Radcliffe School | 15.24 miles | 11-18 | Milton Keynes | 175 | 20% | 976.6 | 262.5 | |
| Barnfield West Academy Luton | 15.27 miles | 11-18 | Luton | No results available. | ||||
| Challney High School for Girls | 15.28 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 182 | 37% | 1006.4 | 340.5 | |
| Challney High School for Boys | 15.28 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 150 | 50% | 1047.3 | 426.9 | |
| Shenley Brook End School | 15.31 miles | 11-18 | Milton Keynes | 174 | 51% | 1030.6 | 502.8 | |
| The Northfields Technology College | 15.36 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 242 | 24% | 984.7 | 263.4 | |
| Wrenn School | 15.40 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 246 | 37% | 987.7 | 364.9 | |
| Wellingborough School* | 15.42 miles | 3-19 | Northamptonshire | 93 | 99% | - | 452.1 | |
| Hazeley School | 15.56 miles | 11-19 | Milton Keynes | NA | - | - | N/A | |
| Sceptre School* | 15.56 miles | 11-18 | Bedfordshire | 12 | 92% | - | 332.7 | |
| Denbigh High School | 15.69 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 213 | 43% | 1041.8 | 458.9 | |
| Rabia Girls' School* | 15.87 miles | 4-16 | Luton | 17 | 24% | - | 221.1 | |
| Manor School and Sports College | 15.93 miles | 11-19 | Northamptonshire | 161 | 48% | 977.8 | 380 | |
| Huxlow Science College | 15.93 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 147 | 40% | 1020.1 | 363.1 | |
| Ashcroft High School | 16.10 miles | 11-16 | Luton | 227 | 37% | 978.7 | 321.7 | |
| Weavers School | 16.17 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 183 | 25% | 968.1 | 264.9 | |
| Sir Christopher Hatton School | 16.24 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 202 | 42% | 976.4 | 338.5 | |
| Rathbone School* | 16.27 miles | 14-16 | Luton | 9 | - | - | N/A | |
| The Princess Helena College* | 16.50 miles | 11-19 | Hertfordshire | 31 | - | - | 409.8 | |
| Queensbury Upper School | 16.58 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 294 | 48% | 995.8 | 338.7 | |
| The Cedars Upper School and Community College | 16.72 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 310 | 63% | 1003.3 | 385.9 | |
| Manshead CofE VA Upper School | 16.75 miles | 13-18 | Bedfordshire | 269 | 44% | 997.1 | 372 | |
| Barnfield South Academy Luton | 17.36 miles | 11-18 | Luton | No results available. | ||||
| The John Henry Newman Roman Catholic School | 17.52 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 210 | 71% | 1002.6 | 414 | |
| Kingsbrook School | 17.74 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 173 | 45% | 975.2 | 386 | |
| Caroline Chisholm School | 17.85 miles | 4-18 | Northamptonshire | 106 | 64% | 1006.9 | 440.1 | |
| St Peter's Independent School* | 17.90 miles | 4-16 | Northamptonshire | 22 | 36% | - | 350.1 | |
| The Thomas Alleyne School | 18.01 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 155 | 39% | 980.3 | 363.9 | |
| Bassingbourn Village College | 18.02 miles | 11-16 | Cambridgeshire | 123 | 51% | 1003.1 | 411.2 | |
| Northampton Academy | 18.07 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 228 | 22% | 972.2 | 264.7 | |
| Barclay School | 18.18 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 190 | 38% | 994.6 | 348 | |
| Roade School Sports College | 18.21 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 227 | 39% | 990.2 | 386.7 | |
| The Cottesloe School | 18.51 miles | 11-18 | Buckinghamshire | 185 | 49% | 981.8 | 400.4 | |
| Northampton High School* | 18.57 miles | 3-19 | Northamptonshire | 84 | 99% | - | 451.9 | |
| Weston Favell School | 18.60 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 262 | 18% | 968.6 | 254 | |
| Northampton School for Boys | 18.67 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 218 | 86% | 1030.8 | 468.6 | |
| Hinchingbrooke School | 18.75 miles | 11-18 | Cambridgeshire | 289 | 49% | 998.5 | 382.2 | |
| Overstone Park School* | 18.92 miles | 3-16 | Northamptonshire | 19 | 53% | - | 361.3 | |
| Marriotts School | 19.30 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 130 | 37% | 1027.5 | 390.7 | |
| The Nobel School | 19.32 miles | 11-18 | Hertfordshire | 192 | 51% | 996.3 | 379.4 | |
| Mereway Community College | 19.46 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 214 | 24% | 978.1 | 278.8 | |
| Thornton College* | 19.48 miles | 2-16 | Buckinghamshire | 38 | 92% | - | 518.9 | |
| Thomas Becket Catholic School | 19.52 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 207 | 30% | 989.1 | 319.8 | |
| Redemption Academy* | 19.56 miles | 3-18 | Hertfordshire | 2 | - | - | N/A | |
| St Peter's School | 19.77 miles | 11-18 | Cambridgeshire | 243 | 28% | 985.3 | 318.4 | |
| Northampton School for Girls | 19.80 miles | 11-18 | Northamptonshire | 270 | 61% | 1011.2 | 443.5 | |
* Denotes an independent school. Schools data supplied by Good Schools Guide. Performance results supplied by DCSF, based on tests taken in June 2006.