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Headteacher Paul House, staff, and students from Kempston Academy celebrate a strong Ofsted report.

Kempston Academy praised by Ofsted inspectors

Staff and students at Marston Vale Middle School

Ofsted report commends Marston Vale Middle School for its “rapid improvement”

119 Stagsden Road Bromham Screenshot Planning Committee - Monday, 18th November, 2024 Image: LDRS

Plans to convert house to children's home approved despite objections

Headteacher, Callum Brown, with pupils from Oakley Primary Academy celebrating a glowing Ofsted report.

Oakley Primary Academy gets glowing Ofsted report

The Lavenders team mark 35 years of Childbase Partnership

Lavenders Day Nursery in Bedford celebrate 35 years of Childbase Partnership

Ofsted checks safeguarding, to make sure schools have good policies in place to protect vulnerable young people (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How Ofsted checks safeguarding in schools

Bedfordshire Employment and Skills Academy. Image: CBC.

Council’s Employment and Skills service rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

Ofsted grades aren't the be-all and end-all of what makes a school good, but they are an accessible starting point for parents (Image: National World/Getty)

'Ofsted is wrong to drop one-word ratings for schools' Amber Allott

Fewer appeals were lodged in Bedford last year following the refusal of a school place application

Drop in appeals lodged over school places in Bedford

Ofsted is scrapping single-word judgements for schools. Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images

Major Ofsted change announced as single-word ratings scrapped

Many primary schools across Bedfordshire have high numbers of students working at the expected level (Photo: National World/Google)

The 19 best-rated primary schools in Bedfordshire

These schools have shown they are setting their pupils up for success 👩‍🏫

Amber Allott

Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

Lavenders families get involved in the fundraising challenge

Lavenders Day Nursery in Bedford to Paris cycle for British Heart Foundation

Ofsted figures show children's homes in Bedford could look after 60 children as of March – up from 54 the previous year

More places in children's homes in Bedford

Primary schools from right across the country have made the list (Photo: National World/Google)

The 15 best-rated primary schools across England

Local BTEC Provider VLUK celebrates 'Good' Ofsted report

Ofsted praises Virtual Alliance Limited (VLUK) for delivering high quality BTEC ...

Ofsted inspectors can give schools four different ratings (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about Ofsted school inspections

Office for National Statistics figures show there were 23 childcare places accessible in Bedford for every 100 children under seven in the area

Childcare in Bedford less accessible than national average

Wixams Academy. Picture by Richard Faulks

Wixams Academy 'requires improvement' says Ofsted

Wixams Tree Primary Academy received a good rating from Ofsted (Picture: R Faulks photography (Richard Faulks))

Wixams primary school turns around Ofsted rating after glowing report

Ridgmont Lower School

Plans to close lower school with 4 pupils put on hold

Home location. Screenshot Planning Statement submitted to Bedford Borough Council

Plans for 'specialist rural placement' home for young people submitted

Lavenders children inspired by Elmer the Elephant

Lavenders Day Nursery celebrate World Book Day

Foundation Class

Husborne Crawley Lower School celebrates World Book Day with enthusiasm

38 Harter Road, Kempston Screenshot Google Streetview (c)2024 Image capture May 2019

Plans to convert Kempston house into children's home submitted

Ofsted logo.

More than a dozen complaints about Ofsted inspections in Bedford

Ofsted figures show five households in Bedford had their fostering applications approved in the year to March and 10 carers also chose to stop fostering during the same period

Fewer families can foster children in Bedford as numbers decline

17% of parents said their child was not happy at their school while 11% said their kid did not feel safe

A third of parents say Bedford schools not dealing with bullying effectively

Is your child's school taking the issue seriously?

Sonja Tutty, data reporter

Staff and pupils from Harrold Primary Academy celebrate their new Ofsted rating

Harrold Primary Academy celebrates a positive new Ofsted report

Staff at Sunflower House. Picture: Bedford Borough Council

Outstanding Ofsted ratings for two short breaks children’s homes in Bedford

Kellie Douglas, Asha Banghard, Lisa-Marie Anesi, Gina Stagno, Dizzie Newberry, Margaret Sanders

Celebrating 4,000 years of service to children in Bedford

Youngsters at Polam School celebrate the top scores

School celebrates its 100th birthday with outstanding set of inspection results

The children and team at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Bedford celebrating their ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

Bedford nursery celebrates ‘outstanding’ Ofsted rating

The latest figures from the Department for Education show 172 appeals were made by parents and guardians in Bedford against their child's school place before the 2022-23 academic year

More than 150 appeals against school places in Bedford last year

Research conducted for the Local Government Associations finds that council-maintained schools in England are outperforming academies in their Ofsted ratings. (Getty Images)

Council-maintained schools in England outperforming academies

Peter Pan Nursery School celebrated earlier this month

Bedford nursery school celebrates 50 years with glowing report from inspectors

The location of the proposed children's home, Screenshot from Planning Statement

Plan to convert Kempston house to children's home resubmitted

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Bedford has achieved an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating

'Outstanding day nursery is a place where children thrive say Ofsted inspectors

Headteacher Ruth Perry took her own life while waiting for an Ofsted report. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Ofsted’s new report upgrades school to good after headteacher’s death

Picture of pupils walking to school. (Pic credit: David Jones / PA Images)

These were the hardest Bedford secondary schools to get into in 2023

File photo of a teacher and students in a classroom.

One in 10 Bedford pupils attend top-rated state schools

Pupil raises hand in a school classroom. (Pic credit: AdobeStock)

SEND 'reset' needed in Central Bedfordshire says council's new administration

Central Bedfordshire College has received a monitoring report from Ofsted

Central Bedfordshire College is taking steps in the right direction says Ofsted

2,047 children applied for a place at a secondary school in Bedford for the 2023-24 academic year. Of them, 1,801 were admitted to their first choice, while 2,009 received a place from at least one school in their top four choices

Nearly nine in 10 pupils in Bedford receive first-choice secondary school

Lavenders Day Nursery children enjoying the mobile library

Bedford nursery school children get a visit from the mobile library

The Gruffalo was a favourite choice for the youngsters

Lauren Clarke

Living up to its motto 'Labor Vincit' meaning 'hard work prevails' Dalkeith High School in Midlothian saw pupils surpass their virtual comparator by three percent, with 38 per cent achieving five Highers or more in 2022.

Ofsted's changes to school inspection system after headteacher's death

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher

Foster care places are split into two categories, local authority placements, which are organised and managed by the local council, and those delivered by independent fostering agencies, such as charities and organisations that can place children with approved families

Less and less Bedford households apply to become foster carers

Pupils celebrating their ‘good’ Ofsted inspection.

Ofsted rates primary school as 'good' and praise 'strong culture of respect'

The location of the house

Plans submitted to change house in Kempston to a children's home

A primary school teacher marking a pupil's maths homework

No children in need meet education standard for reading, writing and maths

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

NASUWT votes in favour of abolishing Ofsted after teacher’s death

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted defends school inspections despite backlash

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Headteacher blocks Ofsted inspection after death of fellow head

Caversham Primary School in Reading

Primary headteacher took own life after Ofsted downgrade

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