Castle Newnham School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Polhill Avenue
 Bedford
 Bedfordshire MK41 9DT
Telephone: 01234 303403

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2024
History: This school arose from Castle Newnham School
Trust: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
Sponsor: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Sara Levesley (since November 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Ruth Wilkes
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 46.08 / 6.81
Non-teaching Staff*: 30.64
Number of pupils: 750
Pupils Per Teacher: 16.3
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 19.70% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 19.8% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 41.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 59.7%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Bedford
Constituency: Bedford
Electoral Ward: De Parys
School Number: 8224050

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 25th September 2018 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St John Rigby Catholic Primary School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Goldington Academy (0.5km) show on map
  3. Hazeldene School (0.7km) show on map
  4. The Hills Academy (0.7km) show on map
  5. Castle Newnham School (0.7km) show on map
  6. Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School (0.7km) show on map
  7. Bedford School (0.9km) show on map
  8. Brickhill Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  9. KWS School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Scott Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  11. Bedford Girls' School (1.6km) show on map
  12. Livingstone Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Goldington Green Academy (1.6km) show on map
  14. Edith Cavell Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  15. Priory Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  16. Polam School (1.8km) show on map
  17. Bedford College (1.8km) show on map
  18. Bedford Free School (1.8km) show on map
  19. Putnoe Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  20. Mark Rutherford School (1.9km) show on map
  21. St Thomas More Catholic School (1.9km) show on map
  22. Bedford Modern School (2.0km) show on map
  23. King's Oak Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  24. Cherry Trees Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  25. Shackleton Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  26. Peter Pan Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  27. Cauldwell School (2.6km) show on map
  28. Great Ouse Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  29. Queen's Park Academy (2.8km) show on map
  30. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  31. Ursula Taylor Church of England School (3.0km) show on map
  32. St John's School (3.0km) show on map
  33. Westfield Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  34. Renhold VC Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  35. Bedford Academy (3.2km) show on map
  36. Biddenham International School and Sports College (3.2km) show on map
  37. Elstow School (3.5km) show on map
  38. Camestone School (3.8km) show on map
  39. St James' CofE Academy (3.9km) show on map
  40. Grange Academy (4.0km) show on map
  41. Ravensden CofE Primary Academy (4.0km) show on map
  42. Shortstown Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  43. Daubeney Academy (4.2km) show on map
  44. Rivertree Free School (4.3km) show on map
  45. Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School (4.3km) show on map
  46. Bedford Road Primary Academy (4.3km) show on map
  47. Springfield Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  48. Great Denham Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  49. Greys Education Centre (4.7km) show on map
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  51. Balliol Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  52. Lincroft Academy (5.2km) show on map
  53. Oakley Primary Academy (5.2km) show on map
  54. Bromham CofE Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  55. Wilden CofE VA Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  56. Ridgeway School (5.7km) show on map
  57. Kempston Academy (5.7km) show on map
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  60. Lakeview School (6.2km) show on map
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  68. Moggerhanger Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  69. Wootton Upper School (8.5km) show on map
  70. Broadmead Lower School (9.1km) show on map
  71. John Donne Church of England Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  72. Houghton Conquest Lower School (9.4km) show on map
  73. Haynes Lower School (9.5km) show on map
  74. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College (9.5km) show on map
  75. Marston Vale Middle School (9.5km) show on map
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  77. Northill CofE Academy (9.7km) show on map
  78. Roxton Church of England Academy (10.1km) show on map
  79. Shelton Lower School (10.1km) show on map
  80. Kymbrook Primary School (10.6km) show on map
  81. Maple Tree Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  82. Sharnbrook Primary (10.8km) show on map
  83. Sharnbrook Academy (10.9km) show on map
  84. Laburnum Primary School (11.0km) show on map
  85. Sandy Secondary School (11.1km) show on map
  86. Robert Peel Primary School (11.4km) show on map
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  88. Carlton CofE Primary School (11.6km) show on map
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  90. Caldecote Church of England Academy (11.8km) show on map
  91. Turvey Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  92. Harrold Primary Academy (12.3km) show on map
  93. Riseley CofE Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  94. Southill Lower School (12.5km) show on map
  95. Maulden Lower School (12.9km) show on map
  96. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School (13.1km) show on map
  97. Holywell School (13.4km) show on map
  98. Bushmead Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  99. Newton Blossomville Church of England School (13.4km) show on map
  100. Russell Lower School (13.5km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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