The planned transition to a two-tier model in this area is now proposed to be re-phased to take place by September 2026 rather than September 2025, as previously planned. Delaying this change for a year will be more fiscally sensible and help ease the financial pressures across wider Council funding by several million pounds.
Please be assured that we remain committed to this two-tier change, and we will be continuing to work with our schools in Cranfield and the surrounding areas to become primary and secondary schools ready for the 2026 academic year.
We are also continuing to work with Bedford Borough Council and the Chiltern Learning Trust to ensure that we have school places for all children entering year 5 in September 2025, some of whom will continue the current transition pathway into Marston Vale Middle School as it undergoes its phased transition to become Stewartby Primary School over the coming years.