Bedfordshire education: The 34 schools that have an ‘outstanding’ rating by Ofsted

The schools in Bedfordshire with the highest rankings from the government have been revealed.

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) regulates and inspects all schools, educational centres and childminders to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people.

The body regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, work-based learning and skills training, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments.

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It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for looked after children, safeguarding and child protection.

Ofsted has assessed all the schools in the Bedfordshire area, and only the best achieve the highest rating of “outstanding”. Other ratings go down to “good”, “requires improvement” and “inadequate”.

Here are the 34 schools in Bedfordshire that are ranked “outstanding” by Ofsted:

• Pulford CofE VA Lower School, Leighton Buzzard
• Greenleas School, Leighton Buzzard
• Denbigh Primary School, Luton
• Dunstable Icknield Lower School, Dunstable
• Lady Zia Wehner School, Luton
• Lark Rise Academy, Dunstable
• Someries Infant School, Luton
• Crawley Green Infant School, Luton
• Sutton CofE VA Lower School, Sutton
• Hillborough Junior School, Luton
• Dunton CofE VA Lower School, Biggleswade
• Wrestlingworth VC Lower School, Sandy
• Newton Blossomville Church of England School, Bedford
• Robert Bloomfield Academy, Shefford
• Hockliffe Lower School, Hockliffe
• Carlton CofE Primary School, Carlton, Bedford
• St Leonards, Health and Reach, VA Lower School, Leighton Buzzard
• Oak Bank School, Leighton Buzzard
• Dovery Down Lower School, Leighton Buzzard
• Woodlands Secondary School, Luton
• Leagrave Primary School, Luton
• Challney High School for Girls, Luton
• Silsoe CofE VC Lower School, Silsoe
• Castle Newnham School, Bedford
• Woburn Lower School, Woburn
• Esland Bedford School, Silsoe
• Pulloxhill Lower School, Bedford
• Kempston Rural Primary School, Kempston
• St John’s School, Kempston
• St Mary’s VA CofE Lower School, Clophill
• Aspley Guise Village School, Aspley Guise
• Bedford Free School, Bedford
• Priory Primary School, Bedford

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