Holywell School
Red Lion Close, Bedford, MK43 0JA
668 pupils · 93% of 720 capacity
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- HOLYWELL CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 17.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 July 2023, published 21 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 27% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 1% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Marston Vale Middle School 6.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Alameda Middle School 8.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woodland Middle School Academy 10.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parkfields Middle School 14.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy 16.4 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026) · safeguarding not met
- Arnold Academy 17.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.