# Alternatives to Bedford Free School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Bedford Free School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Bedford Free School, for comparison

1.54 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Bedford Academy, Bedford](/school/136085/bedford-academy) | 1.1 mi south-east | 0.97 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Goldington Academy, Bedford](/school/136552/goldington-academy) | 1.3 mi north-east | 1.49 | 2026 | Strong standard | no | not recorded |
| [Biddenham International School and Sports College, Bedford](/school/109690/biddenham-international-school-and-sports-college) | 1.3 mi west | 1.06 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Daubeney Academy, Bedford](/school/138067/daubeney-academy) | 1.5 mi south-west | 0.86 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [St Thomas More Catholic School, Bedford](/school/139517/st-thomas-more-catholic-school) | 2.0 mi north | 0.85 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Mark Rutherford School, Bedford](/school/139160/mark-rutherford-school) | 2.3 mi north-east | 0.83 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/138228/bedford-free-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/138228/bedford-free-school