Bedford Girls' School
Other independent school · Girls · Bedford
Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
843
Capacity used
Has space70%
1,202 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 7–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gemma Gibson
- Address
- Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BX
- Phone
- 01234361900
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward / constituency
- Kingsbrook · Bedford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109727
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
843 pupils · 1,202 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 14.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 0.55 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 41.01 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 14.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.73 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 115 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.24 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 70 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 50 | 60% | 90% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 69% | 98% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 52% | 81% | 96% | |
| Design & Technology | 27 | 63% | 100% | 100% | |
| Drama | 26 | 62% | 100% | 100% | |
| Latin | 17 | 88% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 13 | 46% | 100% | 100% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 12 | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| Music | 8 | 75% | 100% | 100% | |
| Arabic | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 26 | 8% | 35% | 69% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 24% | 38% | 71% | |
| Business Studies | 19 | 5% | 21% | 74% | |
| Chemistry | 16 | 0% | 44% | 69% | |
| Fine Art | 14 | 29% | 71% | 93% | |
| Psychology | 13 | 8% | 23% | 62% | |
| English Language | 12 | 0% | 25% | 58% | |
| Geography | 10 | 20% | 40% | 60% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 10% | 30% | 50% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 9 | 22% | 33% | 33% | |
| Physics | 8 | 25% | 38% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 18921: Bedford Girls' School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.