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 Central Bedfordshire, and questions to ask the SENCO.
104 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Alameda Middle School Middle · Bedford · Ages 9–13 SEN support 10.7%EHC plans 3.1%
- All Saints Academy Dunstable Secondary · Dunstable · Ages 11–18 SEN support 6.3%EHC plans 4.6%
- Ardley Hill Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 10.9%EHC plans 3.8%
- Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 5–11 SEN support 10.7%EHC plans 4.4%
- Aspley Guise Village School Primary · Aspley Guise · Ages 5–9 SEN support 8.8%EHC plans 5.1%
- Beaudesert Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 4–9 SEN support 7.2%EHC plans 2.2%
- Beecroft Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 4–11 SEN support 13.6%EHC plans 6.5%
- Biggleswade Academy Primary · Biggleswade · Ages 2–11 SEN support 13.3%EHC plans 4.2%
- Caddington Village School Primary · Luton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.5%EHC plans 4%
- Caldecote Church of England Academy Primary · Biggleswade · Ages 3–11 SEN support 14.1%EHC plans 7.1%
- Campton Academy Primary · Shefford · Ages 5–9 SEN support 20.3%EHC plans 3.1%
- Cedars Upper School Secondary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 13–18 SEN support 5%EHC plans 3%
- Chalton Lower School Primary · Luton · Ages 4–9 SEN support 15.4%EHC plans 4.6%
- Clifton All Saints Academy Primary · Near Shefford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 11.8%EHC plans 3.9%
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 3–9 SEN support 13.1%EHC plans 2.3%
- Cranfield Church of England Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 8.8%EHC plans 3.5%
- Derwent Primary School Primary · Henlow · Ages 3–11 SEN support 8.1%EHC plans 3.8%
- Dovery Academy Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 3–9 SEN support 8.9%EHC plans 3.1%
- Dunstable Icknield Lower School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 3–9 SEN support 21%EHC plans 5.4%
- Dunton CofE Junior School Primary · Biggleswade · Ages 7–11 SEN support 13.6%EHC plans 6.1%
- Eaton Bray Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 6.9%EHC plans 3.7%
- Edward Peake CofE VC School Secondary · Biggleswade · Ages 11–16 SEN support 17.3%EHC plans 4.7%
- Etonbury Academy Middle · Arlesey · Ages 9–19 SEN support 11.3%EHC plans 2.8%
- Eversholt Lower School Primary · Milton Keynes · Ages 4–9 SEN support 2.9%EHC plans 2.9%
- Everton Heath Primary School Primary · Nr Sandy · Ages 3–11 SEN support 30.5%EHC plans 2.4%
- Fairfield Park Lower School Primary · Fairfield Park · Ages 3–9 SEN support 20.3%EHC plans 2.5%
- Flitwick Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 8.6%EHC plans 2.1%
- Fulbrook School Secondary · Milton Keynes · Ages 9–16 SEN support 9.1%EHC plans 4.9%
- Gothic Mede Academy Primary · Arlesey · Ages 3–9 SEN support 22.5%EHC plans 12%
- Gravenhurst Academy Primary · Bedford · Ages 5–9 SEN support 12.5%EHC plans 2.8%
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School Primary · Greenfield · Ages 2–9 SEN support 6.2%EHC plans 4.1%
- Greenleas School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 2–9 SEN support 12.8%EHC plans 3.2%
- Hadrian Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 4–11 SEN support 6.1%EHC plans 5.8%
- Harlington Lower School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 4–9 SEN support 10.8%EHC plans 0.8%
- Haynes Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 12.5%EHC plans 6.6%
- Henlow Church of England Academy Secondary · Henlow · Ages 9–16 SEN support 16.2%EHC plans 9%
- Hockliffe Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 4–9 SEN support 9%EHC plans 3%
- Holywell School Middle · Bedford · Ages 9–13 SEN support 15.7%EHC plans 3.4%
- Houghton Conquest Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 7.9%EHC plans 2.9%
- Houghton Regis Primary School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.3%EHC plans 3.6%
- Houstone School Secondary · Dunstable · Ages 11–16 SEN support 12.8%EHC plans 4.8%
- Husborne Crawley Lower School Primary · Husborne Crawley · Ages 4–9 SEN support 2.4%EHC plans 14.3%
- John Donne Church of England Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 19.3%EHC plans 1.7%
- Kensworth Church of England Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.2%EHC plans 11.1%
- Kingsmoor Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 26.9%EHC plans 3%
- Laburnum Primary School Primary · Sandy · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.5%EHC plans 2.9%
- Langford Village Academy Primary · Biggleswade · Ages 4–11 SEN support 12.2%EHC plans 3.7%
- Lark Rise Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 3–11 SEN support 8%EHC plans 2.6%
- Lawnside Academy Primary · Biggleswade · Ages 5–11 SEN support 15.5%EHC plans 5.7%
- Leedon Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 2–9 SEN support 13%EHC plans 3.3%
- Leighton Middle School Middle · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 9–13 SEN support 10.2%EHC plans 4.5%
- Lidlington Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–11 SEN support 17.4%EHC plans 1.1%
- Lime Tree Primary Academy Primary · LU5 · Ages 2–11 SEN support 16.1%EHC plans 1.4%
- Linslade Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 3–9 SEN support 2.2%EHC plans 4.4%
- Linslade School Middle · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 9–13 SEN support 9.2%EHC plans 5%
- Maple Tree Primary School Primary · Sandy · Ages 2–11 SEN support 11.2%EHC plans 2.1%
- Marston Moreteyne VC School Primary · Marston Moreteyne · Ages 3–11 SEN support 4.8%EHC plans 4.3%
- Maulden Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 10.2%EHC plans 3%
- Meppershall Church of England Academy Primary · Shefford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 6.7%EHC plans 3.8%
- Moggerhanger Primary School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–11 SEN support 19.3%EHC plans 4.2%
- Northill CofE Academy Primary · Biggleswade · Ages 4–11 SEN support 27.3%EHC plans 3%
- Pix Brook Academy Middle · Stotfold · Ages 9–16 SEN support 9.6%EHC plans 5.5%
- Potton Primary School Primary · Sandy · Ages 4–11 SEN support 19.1%EHC plans 5.2%
- Priory Academy All-through · Dunstable · Ages 9–16 SEN support 12.4%EHC plans 6%
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 2–9 SEN support 9.3%EHC plans 3.9%
- Queensbury Academy Secondary · Dunstable · Ages 11–19 SEN support 12.2%EHC plans 3%
- Raynsford Church of England Academy Primary · Henlow · Ages 2–11 SEN support 11%EHC plans 7.3%
- Redborne Upper School and Community College Secondary · Bedford · Ages 13–18 SEN support 10.6%EHC plans 3.4%
- Ridgmont Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 3–9 SEN support 63.6%EHC plans 9.1%
- Robert Bloomfield Academy Middle · Shefford · Ages 9–13 SEN support 12.5%EHC plans 4.6%
- Robert Peel Primary School Primary · Sandy · Ages 3–11 SEN support 6.2%EHC plans 8.3%
- Roecroft Lower School Primary · Hitchin · Ages 5–9 SEN support 4.5%EHC plans 3.3%
- Russell Lower School Primary · Ampthill · Ages 5–9 SEN support 9.2%EHC plans 3%
- Shillington Lower School Primary · Hitchin · Ages 2–9 SEN support 25.5%EHC plans 6.4%
- Slip End Village School Primary · Luton · Ages 3–11 SEN support 11.6%EHC plans 6.3%
- Southcott Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 2–9 SEN support 10.9%EHC plans 3.8%
- Southill Lower School Primary · Biggleswade · Ages 3–9 SEN support 9%EHC plans 6.4%
- St Christophers Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 9.5%EHC plans 3.9%
- St Leonards CE Academy Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 5–9 SEN support 14.5%EHC plans 6.8%
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary · Luton · Ages 2–11 SEN support 11.4%EHC plans 4.8%
- St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold Primary · Hitchin · Ages 5–9 SEN support 4.7%EHC plans 6.1%
- St Mary's VA CofE Lower School Primary · Clophill · Ages 2–9 SEN support 13.4%EHC plans 4.5%
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 9.4%EHC plans 4.7%
- St. Augustine's Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 4–11 SEN support 16.4%EHC plans 6.8%
- Stanbridge Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 3–9 SEN support 8.3%EHC plans 4.2%
- Stondon Lower School Primary · Henlow · Ages 5–9 SEN support 15.4%EHC plans 5.9%
- Studham Village CofE Academy Primary · Studham · Ages 2–9 SEN support 4.6%EHC plans 2.3%
- Sundon Lower School Primary · Luton · Ages 3–9 SEN support 3.2%EHC plans 4.8%
- Sutton CofE VA Primary School Primary · Sutton · Ages 4–11 SEN support 6.1%EHC plans 5.1%
- Swallowfield Primary Primary · Milton Keynes · Ages 2–11 SEN support 8.1%EHC plans 1.5%
- Templefield Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 19.7%EHC plans 2.8%
- The Firs Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 5.4%EHC plans 2.9%
- The Mary Bassett Lower School Primary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 2–9 SEN support 7.1%EHC plans 2.9%
- The Vale Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 7.3%EHC plans 4.7%
- Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 13.6%EHC plans 8.7%
- Thornhill Primary School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 6.2%EHC plans 2.9%
- Tithe Farm Primary School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 10.6%EHC plans 5.1%
- Totternhoe Church of England Academy Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–11 SEN support 20.9%EHC plans 9%
- Vandyke Upper School Secondary · Leighton Buzzard · Ages 13–18 SEN support 11.9%EHC plans 4.6%
- Watling Lower School Primary · Dunstable · Ages 2–9 SEN support 17.4%EHC plans 4.7%
- Westoning Lower School Primary · Bedford · Ages 2–9 SEN support 10.4%EHC plans 1.7%
- Woburn Lower School Primary · Woburn · Ages 4–9 SEN support 18.5%EHC plans 6.2%
- Woodland Middle School Academy Middle · Bedford · Ages 9–13 SEN support 6.2%EHC plans 7.8%
- Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School Primary · Sandy · Ages 4–7 SEN support 10.3%EHC plans 8.6%
No school matches that. Try part of the name, or the town.
More in Central Bedfordshire
- Special schools in Central BedfordshireSEND schools, and the 17 mainstream schools with an SEN unit or resourced provision.
- Central Bedfordshire SENDIASSFree, independent advice on SEN support, EHC plans and choosing a school.
- Central Bedfordshire Local OfferWhat the council provides for SEND, and how to ask for help.
Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Central Bedfordshire?
Central Bedfordshire has 104 state mainstream schools (86 primary, 9 secondary and 9 all-through or middle). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 11.6% of pupils got SEN support and 4.4% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 11.9% of pupils got SEN support and 5.1% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Central Bedfordshire have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Arnold Academy, Brooklands Middle School, Harlington Upper School, Heathwood Lower School, Lancot School, Manshead Church of England Academy, Parkfields Middle School, Ramsey Manor Lower School, Samuel Whitbread Academy, Sandy Secondary School, Shefford Lower School and Silsoe CofE VC Lower School, and 5 more. 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 Central Bedfordshire 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.