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Bedford School Catchment Areas

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Schools in Bedford split across 55 primaries and 14 secondaries, with catchment boundaries set afresh each admissions cycle by the council's school admissions team.

Expect the tightest competition in and around Bedford and Huntingdon, where popular primaries are regularly oversubscribed and last-distance-offered figures can shrink to a few hundred metres.

Selective schools are part of the mix in Bedford — for those applying to grammar schools, a selective admissions test is required in addition to the standard admissions process.

85 total 54 primary 13 secondary 6 areas

Bedford Catchment Area Documents

Official admissions policies and catchment boundary maps for Bedford schools are published annually.

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Schools in Bedford

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