Bedford Modern School
Other independent school · Mixed · Bedford
Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NT
41
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
1,219
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,300 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
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Payne
- Address
- Manton Lane, Bedford, MK41 7NT
- Phone
- 01234332500
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward / constituency
- Harpur · Bedford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109728
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
1,219 pupils · 1,300 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 | 28.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 1.41 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 44.15 | — | — |
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 | 31.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.67 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
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 | 42.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 142 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 146 | 60% | 97% | 99% | |
| Design & Technology | 75 | 80% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 71 | 76% | 93% | 97% | |
| Religious Studies | 62 | 71% | 98% | 100% | |
| Latin | 56 | 80% | 95% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 38 | 71% | 92% | 100% | |
| French | 35 | 69% | 94% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 56% | 100% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 31 | 48% | 90% | 94% | |
| Physical Education | 29 | 48% | 90% | 97% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 24 | 79% | 92% | 92% | |
| German | 21 | 86% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 58 | 22% | 50% | 71% | |
| Biology | 39 | 23% | 46% | 79% | |
| Physics | 37 | 11% | 49% | 62% | |
| Chemistry | 36 | 17% | 50% | 72% | |
| Economics | 34 | 6% | 38% | 79% | |
| Psychology | 30 | 3% | 40% | 70% | |
| Business Studies | 21 | 14% | 43% | 81% | |
| Government and Politics | 21 | 0% | 19% | 71% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 18 | 39% | 67% | 89% | |
| History | 16 | 13% | 44% | 69% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 15 | 0% | 13% | 53% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 12 | 25% | 50% | 92% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10011: Bedford Modern School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 14 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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.