Education
Unusually there are no state schools or independent schools in Newnham. Newnham Middle School is not even in Newnham, it is located in De Parys.
Most lower school age children in the area attend a school in nearby Goldington or Castle. For older children the area is served by either Goldington Academy or Newnham Middle School. Newnham's upper school students generally are in the catchment areas for Bedford Academy and Biddenham Upper School.
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