Cotton End Forest School
High Road, Cotton End, Bedford, MK45 3AG
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Primary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Admissions: Not applicable
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 435 (239 boys, 196 girls)
- Capacity: 630
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 17.7%
- Telephone: 01234740100
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (24 Jan 2023); inspected again 20 May 2025, no overall grade
- KS2 expected standard: 77% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Reception entry, September 2026): 109 applications, 51 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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