Castle Newnham School

Academy converter · Primary school · Bedford, Bedford

MK40 3EP

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

52.9

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#5,995

National rank

#637

In East of England

In Bedford

Top 42%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

67%

% achieving higher RWM ?

Reading average scaled score ?

106.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

105.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 74% → 67% ▼ 7.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 622 % FSM ever-6 9.3% % EAL 17.0% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

St John Rigby Catholic Primary School Bedford · 0.4 mi 36.5 Hazeldene School Bedford · 0.7 mi 58.1 The Hills Academy Bedford · 0.7 mi 52.6 Priory Primary School Bedford · 0.9 mi 32.5 Livingstone Primary School Bedford · 1.0 mi 31.8 Goldington Green Academy Bedford · 1.0 mi 40.3 Brickhill Primary School Bedford · 1.1 mi 37.1 King's Oak Primary School Bedford · 1.2 mi 42.0