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Rivertree Free School

Special school school · Free schools special · ages 2 to 19 · Mixed

Hillgrounds Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8QP

  • Pupils126
  • Ages2 to 19
  • Latest Ofsted–
  • FundingState-funded
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Ofsted inspections

Ofsted’s data has no published inspection for this school yet. New schools, and schools that have reopened under a new reference number (for example on becoming an academy), may not have been inspected in their current form.

Source: Ofsted, state-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (latest inspections as at the date in About the data). Newer inspections may be on Ofsted’s website. How Ofsted inspections work.

Results

No results for this school are in the performance tables we use. Results are published for schools with pupils at the end of Year 6, Year 11 or 16 to 18 study, and figures are hidden when very few pupils are involved.

Source: Department for Education, school performance tables. England and local authority figures are the DfE’s own, for the same year.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils
126 (capacity 200)
33 girls, 93 boys
Eligible for free school meals
34.9% (currently eligible, census of January 2026)

Attendance

Overall absence

The share of possible mornings and afternoons missed, for any reason (authorised or not).

2024/25

This school
7.5%

Persistent absence

Pupils who missed 10% or more of their possible sessions.

2024/25

This school
24.6%

How absence is measured

Sources: Get Information about Schools; DfE school census and absence statistics via the performance tables. What these figures mean.

About the school

Type
Free schools special (Free Schools)
Trust
BEDFORD INCLUSIVE LEARNING AND TRAINING TRUST
Boys, girls or mixed
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Special needs catered for
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Opened
10 February 2025
Local authority
Bedford
Parliamentary constituency
Bedford
URN
150792 (the DfE’s reference number for the school)

Source: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education). See the full record (opens in a new tab).

Admissions

A school named in a child’s education, health and care (EHC) plan must give them a place. Ask your council about places at special schools.

How school admissions work: deadlines, oversubscription and appeals.