John Bunyan Upper School

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John Bunyan Upper School

Type	Comprehensive upper school
Headteacher	Mr Neil Smith
Specialism	Maths and Computing College
Location	Mile Road Bedford Bedfordshire MK42 9TR England
LEA	Bedfordshire
Ofsted number	109672
Students	900
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	13 to 18
Website	http://www.johnbunyan.beds.sch.uk
Coordinates: 52°07′07″N 0°27′14″W / 52.11861, -0.45376

John Bunyan Upper School is an upper school located in the Kingsbrook area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The school is named after John Bunyan, a famous Bedfordian who wrote The Pilgrim's Progress.

The school's catchment area covers Kingsbrook, Cauldwell and Newnham, Bedford as well as the village of Elstow. Middle schools which fall in to John Bunyan School's catchment area include Abbey Middle School and Harrowden Middle School.

In June 2008 Bedfordshire County Council announced that John Bunyan Upper School will become an Academy sponsored by the Harpur Trust and Bedford College.^[1]

The school is situated next to the Bunyan Centre which is a sports centre for the local community. Both the school and the sports centre share certain sports facilities. The Bunyan Centre has been selected as an official training site for the London 2012 Olympics. The venue is expected to attract fencers, wrestlers and judo players training for the event. ^[2]