Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive, Bedford, MK41 8PX
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,150 (584 boys, 566 girls)
- Capacity: 1243
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 28.3%
- Telephone: 01234290200
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (14 Jun 2023); report card, no overall grade (inspected 11 Nov 2025)
- Attainment 8: 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 435 applications, 186 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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