Castle Newnham School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Goldington Road
 Bedford
 Bedfordshire MK40 3EP
Telephone: 01234 303403

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
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

Federation Principal: Mrs Kat Edwards (since November 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Ruth Wilkes
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 26.61 / 16.38
Non-teaching Staff*: 28.84
Number of pupils: 622
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.4
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 9.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 21.3% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 41.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 65.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.0km
* 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: Castle & Newnham
School Number: 8222009

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 3rd October 2013 (view record)

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. St John Rigby Catholic Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Castle Newnham School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Bedford School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Goldington Academy (0.8km) show on map
  5. Bedford Girls' School (1.0km) show on map
  6. KWS School (1.1km) show on map
  7. Hazeldene School (1.2km) show on map
  8. The Hills Academy (1.2km) show on map
  9. Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School (1.3km) show on map
  10. Bedford Free School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Bedford College (1.3km) show on map
  12. Priory Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  13. Livingstone Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  14. Goldington Green Academy (1.6km) show on map
  15. Polam School (1.7km) show on map
  16. Brickhill Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  17. King's Oak Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  18. Edith Cavell Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  19. Cherry Trees Nursery School (1.9km) show on map
  20. Shackleton Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  21. Scott Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  22. Peter Pan Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  23. Cauldwell School (2.1km) show on map
  24. Bedford Modern School (2.2km) show on map
  25. Putnoe Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  26. Mark Rutherford School (2.5km) show on map
  27. Queen's Park Academy (2.5km) show on map
  28. Bedford Academy (2.5km) show on map
  29. St Thomas More Catholic School (2.5km) show on map
  30. St John's School (2.5km) show on map
  31. Great Ouse Primary Academy (2.7km) show on map
  32. Elstow School (2.8km) show on map
  33. Westfield Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  34. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre... (2.9km) show on map
  35. Biddenham International School and Sports College (3.1km) show on map
  36. Camestone School (3.2km) show on map
  37. Ursula Taylor Church of England School (3.4km) show on map
  38. Grange Academy (3.5km) show on map
  39. Shortstown Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  40. Renhold VC Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  41. Daubeney Academy (3.7km) show on map
  42. St James' CofE Academy (3.8km) show on map
  43. Springfield Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  44. Rivertree Free School (3.9km) show on map
  45. Bedford Road Primary Academy (3.9km) show on map
  46. Greys Education Centre (4.2km) show on map
  47. Great Denham Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  48. Balliol Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  49. Ravensden CofE Primary Academy (4.6km) show on map
  50. Sheerhatch Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  51. Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School (4.8km) show on map
  52. Ridgeway School (5.2km) show on map
  53. Kempston Academy (5.2km) show on map
  54. Kempston Rural Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  55. Bromham CofE Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  56. Cotton End Forest School (5.5km) show on map
  57. Lincroft Academy (5.6km) show on map
  58. Oakley Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  59. Lakeview School (5.6km) show on map
  60. Wixams Tree Primary Academy (5.9km) show on map
  61. Wixams Academy (5.9km) show on map
  62. Wilden CofE VA Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  63. Wilstead Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  64. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  65. Wootton Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  66. Great Barford Church of England Primary Academy (7.2km) show on map
  67. Wootton Upper School (8.1km) show on map
  68. Moggerhanger Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  69. Thurleigh Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  70. Broadmead Lower School (8.5km) show on map
  71. Houghton Conquest Lower School (8.7km) show on map
  72. Haynes Lower School (8.9km) show on map
  73. Marston Vale Middle School (8.9km) show on map
  74. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College (8.9km) show on map
  75. John Donne Church of England Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  76. Northill CofE Academy (9.5km) show on map
  77. Pinchmill Primary School (10.1km) show on map
  78. Roxton Church of England Academy (10.4km) show on map
  79. Maple Tree Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  80. Laburnum Primary School (10.9km) show on map
  81. Marston Moreteyne VC School (11.0km) show on map
  82. Sandy Secondary School (11.1km) show on map
  83. Kymbrook Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  84. Sharnbrook Primary (11.3km) show on map
  85. Robert Peel Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  86. Sharnbrook Academy (11.4km) show on map
  87. Caldecote Church of England Academy (11.5km) show on map
  88. St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School (11.5km) show on map
  89. Carlton CofE Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  90. Turvey Primary School (12.0km) show on map
  91. Southill Lower School (12.1km) show on map
  92. Maulden Lower School (12.3km) show on map
  93. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School (12.4km) show on map
  94. Harrold Primary Academy (12.7km) show on map
  95. Russell Lower School (12.8km) show on map
  96. Alameda Middle School (12.9km) show on map
  97. The Firs Lower School (12.9km) show on map
  98. Holywell School (12.9km) show on map
  99. Riseley CofE Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  100. Cranfield Church of England Academy (13.2km) 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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