Bedford Free School
Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AD
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 536 (276 boys, 260 girls)
- Capacity: 500
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 29.5%
- Telephone: 01234332299
- Ofsted: Outstanding (15 Jan 2020); ungraded inspection 24 Apr 2025: Standards maintained
- Attainment 8: 51 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 434 applications, 109 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.
Other schools in Bedford
- Cauldwell School (0.5 miles, straight line)
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- Shackleton Primary School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- Castle Newnham School (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Livingstone Primary School (0.9 miles, straight line)
- King's Oak Primary School (1 miles, straight line)
