Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Bedford, and questions to ask the SENCO.
62 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Balliol Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 19.7%EHC plans 2.3%
- Bedford Academy Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–18 SEN support 14.1%EHC plans 3.5%
- Bedford Free School Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–16 SEN support 4.7%EHC plans 3.5%
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 5–11 SEN support 15.1%EHC plans 4.4%
- Biddenham International School and Sports College Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–18 SEN support 6.8%EHC plans 3.3%
- Brickhill Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 5–11 SEN support 19.1%EHC plans 3.8%
- Broadmead Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–9 SEN support 19.7%EHC plans 3.9%
- Bromham CofE Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 14.5%EHC plans 4.2%
- Camestone School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.5%EHC plans 4.7%
- Carlton CofE Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 11.5%EHC plans 4.6%
- Castle Newnham School All-through · Bedford · Ages 4–16 SEN support 7.4%EHC plans 2.9%
- Cauldwell School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 20%EHC plans 4.6%
- Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School Primary · Podington · Ages 4–11 SEN support 1.4%EHC plans 11.4%
- Cotton End Forest School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 17.5%EHC plans 4.8%
- Daubeney Academy Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–16 SEN support 17%EHC plans 3.1%
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 19.9%EHC plans 2.7%
- Eileen Wade Primary School Primary · Huntingdon · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.9%EHC plans 1.4%
- Elstow School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 15.5%EHC plans 1.9%
- Goldington Academy Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–16 SEN support 12.5%EHC plans 1.6%
- Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 17%EHC plans 2.8%
- Great Denham Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.6%EHC plans 5.8%
- Great Ouse Primary Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.2%EHC plans 3.7%
- Harrold Primary Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 20.8%EHC plans 2.1%
- Hazeldene School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.5%EHC plans 2%
- Kempston Rural Primary School Primary · Kempston · Ages 5–11 SEN support 8.2%EHC plans 3.2%
- Kymbrook Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 5.3%EHC plans 2.6%
- Lakeview School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 17.4%EHC plans 4.4%
- Livingstone Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 17.9%EHC plans 3.5%
- Marston Vale Middle School Middle · Bedford · Ages 9–13 SEN support 10.5%EHC plans 4.3%
- Milton Ernest CofE Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 11.9%EHC plans 1.5%
- Oakley Primary Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 10.5%EHC plans 2.9%
- Pinchmill Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 38.6%EHC plans 3.4%
- Priory Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.6%EHC plans 10.7%
- Putnoe Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 13.8%EHC plans 2.4%
- Queen's Park Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 15%EHC plans 4.7%
- Ravensden CofE Primary Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 17.6%EHC plans 17.6%
- Renhold VC Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.7%EHC plans 1.6%
- Riseley CofE Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 7.4%EHC plans 5.8%
- Roxton Church of England Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 28.6%EHC plans 4.3%
- Scott Primary School & Nursery Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 18.3%EHC plans 4.1%
- Shackleton Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 15.8%EHC plans 5.3%
- Sharnbrook Academy Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–18 SEN support 2.3%EHC plans 1.7%
- Sharnbrook Primary Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13%EHC plans 2.3%
- Sheerhatch Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 23.3%EHC plans 2.3%
- Shortstown Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 25.1%EHC plans 5.6%
- Springfield Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 7.9%EHC plans 4.7%
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 14.8%EHC plans 3.7%
- St James' CofE Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 5–11 SEN support 10.8%EHC plans 1.5%
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.4%EHC plans 3%
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary · Rushden · Ages 3–11 SEN support 7.3%EHC plans 3.3%
- St Thomas More Catholic School Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–18 SEN support 10.2%EHC plans 3.6%
- The Hills Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 5%EHC plans 2.5%
- Thurleigh Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.2%EHC plans 2.2%
- Turvey Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 5–11 SEN support 25.9%EHC plans 2.5%
- Ursula Taylor Church of England School Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.6%EHC plans 4%
- Westfield Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.1%EHC plans 2%
- Wilden CofE VA Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 8.9%EHC plans 6.7%
- Willow Grove Primary School Primary · Wixams · Ages 4–11 SEN support 21.2%EHC plans 2.9%
- Wixams Academy Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–19 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 3.3%
- Wixams Tree Primary Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.7%EHC plans 3.6%
- Wootton Academy Secondary · Bedford · Ages 11–19 SEN support 12.2%EHC plans 4.6%
- Wootton Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 11.9%EHC plans 3.8%
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Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Bedford?
Bedford has 62 state mainstream schools (51 primary, 9 secondary and 2 all-through or middle). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 14.8% of pupils got SEN support and 4.1% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 10.8% of pupils got SEN support and 3.5% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Bedford have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Goldington Green Academy, Kempston Academy, King's Oak Primary School, Lincroft Academy and Mark Rutherford School. They are listed with the area’s special schools.
How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?
Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Bedford council for an EHC needs assessment.
What do the figures mean?
SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.
School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.