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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 26 March 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry624 applications · 252 places offered · 267 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2025 2.8; Bedford median median 1.5
- 2024 2.6; Bedford median median 1.5
- 2023 2.5; Bedford median median 1.4
- 2022 2.4; Bedford median median 1.7
- 2021 2.2; Bedford median median 1.7
- 2020 2.7; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2019 2.4; Bedford median median 1.7
- 2018 2.2; Bedford median median 1.6
- 2017 2.2; Bedford median median 1.6
- 2016 2.1; Bedford median median 1.5
- 2015 2.3; Bedford median median 1.3
- 2014 2.4; Bedford median median 1.5
- This school
- Bedford median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 252 | 624 | 2.5 | 267 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 234 | 658 | 2.8 | 300 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2024 | 234 | 611 | 2.6 | 264 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2023 | 240 | 595 | 2.5 | 240 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 235 | 561 | 2.4 | 208 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 231 | 507 | 2.2 | 201 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2020 | 201 | 536 | 2.7 | 190 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 198 | 469 | 2.4 | 186 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 | 127 | 285 | 2.2 | 128 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2017 | 96 | 213 | 2.2 | 94 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 160 | 337 | 2.1 | 144 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2015 | 167 | 385 | 2.3 | 157 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 | 158 | 377 | 2.4 | 157 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 236 | 40.3 | 35% | 55% | – |
| 2024/25 | 198 | 42.1 | 36% | 57% | – |
| 2023/24 | 192 | 40.4 | 28% | 52% | +0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 191 | 41.4 | 30% | 53% | +0.29 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Biddenham International School and Sports CollegeThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.5applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 2.1 km · BedfordStandards maintained20254.0applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 3.0 km · Bedford2026
- 3.1 km · BedfordStandards maintained20241.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · BedfordGood20231.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · BedfordGood20232.5applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Bedford20263.1applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 109690 · 822/4124
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 1,422 on roll
- Free school meals
- 35.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AZ
- Local authority
- Bedford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources