St John's School

State-Funded School

st-johns-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK42 8AAPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St John's School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Bedford, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 178 pupils. St John's School is part of Bedford Inclusive Learning and Training Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

24%

Black

12%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

178

Total Pupils

66%Boys

34%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 178
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Bedford Inclusive Learning and Training Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Oct 2014	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.