Castle Newnham School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK40 3EPPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Castle Newnham School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Bedford, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 624 pupils. Castle Newnham School is part of Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

624

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 624
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
17 Oct 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.