# The Academy of Central Bedfordshire

The Academy of Central Bedfordshire is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 59 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E139411. [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Free schools alternative provision
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 59
- Council: Central Bedfordshire
- URN: 139411

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 11 December 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lime Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-tree-primary-academy-e148227): 320 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Chiltern School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-chiltern-school-e109746): 350 m. Special. School remains Good, February 2023
- [Houstone School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/houstone-school-e149107): 370 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e109504): 400 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e145325): 810 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tithe Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tithe-farm-primary-school-e109585): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139411)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139411)

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