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Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School

URN
135990
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Cambian Walnut Tree Lodge School
URN
135990
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

65 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Bedford
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bedford)
School website
http://www.cambiangroup.com/cambiangroup.aspx

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bedford to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

MK44 2PT - Renhold Road, Bedford

Contact details

Address
Renhold Road, Bedford
Postcode
MK44 2PT
Phone
8001381184
Website
http://www.cambiangroup.com/cambiangroup.aspx
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bedford
Local authority code
822

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 171 schools in Bedford.

Authority statistics

Total schools

171

Open schools

85

Closed schools

85

Primary schools

86

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

EBacc achievement

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Secondary schools

20

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary86 (51.2%)
  • Secondary20 (11.9%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other62 (36.9%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Trent Lodge484 mNot applicableClosed
Renhold VC Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
Ravensden CofE VA Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
Ravensden CofE Primary Academy1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
Wilden CofE VA Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
Mark Rutherford School2.4 kmSecondaryOpen
Mark Rutherford School2.4 kmSecondaryClosed
Putnoe Primary School2.7 kmPrimaryClosed
Putnoe Primary School2.7 kmPrimaryOpen
Woodside Middle School2.7 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
  • Trent Lodge
    Distance
    484 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Renhold VC Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ravensden CofE VA Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ravensden CofE Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bedford)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Bedford Girls' SchoolNot applicableMK42 0BXOpen
Bedford Greenacre Independent SchoolNot applicableMK41 7FZOpen
Bedford High SchoolNot applicableMK40 2BSClosed
Bedford Modern SchoolNot applicableMK41 7NTOpen
Bedford SchoolNot applicableMK40 2TUOpen
  • Bedford Girls' School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    MK42 0BX
    Status
    Open
  • Bedford Greenacre Independent School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    MK41 7FZ
    Status
    Open
  • Bedford High School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    MK40 2BS
    Status
    Closed
  • Bedford Modern School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    MK41 7NT
    Status
    Open
Wilden CofE VA Primary School
Distance
1.3 km
Phase
Primary
Status
Open
  • Mark Rutherford School
    Distance
    2.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Mark Rutherford School
    Distance
    2.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Putnoe Primary School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Putnoe Primary School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Woodside Middle School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bedford School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    MK40 2TU
    Status
    Open