Citizens' Survey
Tell us what local issues are important to you. If you're a resident of Bedford Borough, aged 18 or over, take part in our Citizens' Survey and have your voice heard.
Please use this system if your children live in the Bedford Borough Council area, and are due to:
Please read the information booklets before you make your online application. There is important information about the admissions process and criteria for individual schools.
Know the catchment school which serves your local area, if applicable, before making an online application.
List your catchment area school, if applicable, as one of your preferences. If there isn't a place at your preferred school, then you will be higher up the priority list at your catchment area school. This is not a guarantee of a place.
If you are applying for a place at the following schools on religious or faith grounds, you must also arrange for your priest, minister or faith leader to complete and sign the religious declaration form for Church of England schools.
Religious declaration for Church of England schools (Word)
If you are applying for a place on religious grounds at the following schools because you are a practising Catholic family, your priest must confirm this, by signing a Certificate of Catholic Practice. This is a new requirement from the schools within the Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust.
Certificate of Catholic Practice (PDF)
If you are applying because although you are not a practising family, your child has been baptised Catholic, or enrolled in a catechumenate programme, you must provide their Baptismal Certificate or your priest must confirm enrolment in the programme using the religious declaration form for Catholic schools.
Religious declaration for Catholic Schools (PDF).
If you are a practising member of another religion or faith you must make sure that your priest, minister or faith leader completes the religious declaration form for Catholic schools.
Without this information the governing body may not be able to consider your application on religious grounds.
Please email the completed form to admissions@bedford.gov.uk or post it to School Admissions Service, Bedford Borough Council, Borough Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
This step-by-step guide (PDF) has copies of the relevant screens to help you to use the online system.
You can only use the system if you live in Bedford Borough area.
The online system is only available to use:
Email admissions@bedford.gov.uk to get help understanding the transfer process.
Please note that we are not able to offer technical support.