Castle Newnham School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK41 9DTPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Castle Newnham School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 744 pupils. Castle Newnham School is part of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2018

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 42.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 34.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.16

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

744

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

20%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 744
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Oct 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.