Castle Newnham School

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| name = Castle Newnham School

| image = Castle Lower School, Goldington Road, Bedford - geograph.org.uk - 1404755.jpg

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| caption = Lower school site

| coordinates = {{coord|52.14605|0.45211|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| type = Foundation school

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| principal_label = Federation Principal

| principal = Ruth Wilkes

| head_label = Primary Headteacher

| head = J Balmbra

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| address = Goldington Road/Polhill Avenue

| city = Bedford

| county = Bedfordshire

| country = England

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| local_authority = Bedford

| urn = 109661

| ofsted = Yes

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| enrolment = 684 {{As of|2023|01|lc=on}}

| gender = Coeducational

| lower_age = 3

| upper_age = 16

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| website = http://castlenewnham.school/

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Castle Newnham School is a coeducational all-through school located over two sites in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.newnham-middle.org.uk/|title=Newnham Middle School|author=Newnham Middle School website|work=newnham-middle.org.uk|access-date=9 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503090919/http://www.newnham-middle.org.uk/|archive-date=3 May 2014|url-status=dead}}

The school was formed in January 2016 from the merger of Castle Lower School on Goldington Road and Newnham Middle School on Polhill Avenue. The new school has also expanded its age range up to 16. In addition, Hazeldene Lower School on Stancliffe Road has formed a soft federation with Castle Newnham School, with graduating pupils from Hazeldene Lower School expected to attend Castle Newnham School. It used to be Newnham Middle School which was made in the 1960s.{{cite web|url=http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Headteacher-Newnham-Castle-school-federation/story-28064277-detail/story.html|title = Bedfordshire onsunday has closed}}

Today, Castle Newnham is a foundation school administered by Bedford Borough Council and the Newnham Castle Hazeldene Federation.{{cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/109661 |title=Castle Newnham School - GOV.UK |publisher=Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2023-01-08}} The school offers GCSEs as programmes of study for pupils.{{cite web | url=https://www.castlenewnham.school/curriculum/year-9-options-for-year-10-gcse | title=Year 9 Options for Year 10 GCSE | Castle Newnham School }}

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