Academy converter · Central Bedfordshire

Stratton School

11–18Ages
917Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
137886URN

Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Central Bedfordshire median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire

224 applications for 131 places · 5th of 8 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

41.5of 90

Central Bedfordshire 43.2 England 46.0

11th of 16 in Central Bedfordshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 23 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Central Bedfordshire median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

224 applications · 131 places offered · 133 named it first

2026 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2024 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.4
2023 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6
2022 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.3
2021 1.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.3
2020 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.3
2019 1.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.3
2018 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.4
2017 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.3
2016 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.4
2015 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.3
2014 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.3

More applications per place than the Central Bedfordshire median in 0 of 12 years.

This school
Central Bedfordshire 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	131	224	1.7	133	1.02
Sep 2024	146	162	1.1	138	0.95
Sep 2023	157	189	1.2	156	0.99
Sep 2022	188	214	1.1	188	1.00
Sep 2021	208	216	1.0	186	0.89
Sep 2020	212	226	1.1	178	0.84
Sep 2019	263	268	1.0	218	0.83
Sep 2018	203	240	1.2	199	0.98
Sep 2017	215	266	1.2	216	1.00
Sep 2016	243	278	1.1	243	1.00
Sep 2015	197	246	1.3	197	1.00
Sep 2014	215	256	1.2	215	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

187 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)41.511th of 16 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 43.2 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%13th of 16 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths55%

Central Bedfordshire 61% England 66%

This school
Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.17

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	187	41.5	35%	55%	–
2024/25	203	38.9	30%	54%	–
2023/24	199	38.6	26%	50%	−0.17
2022/23	205	39.1	29%	50%	−0.33

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

Stratton SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Edward Peake CofE VC School
1.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place
Sandy Secondary School
6.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Henlow Church of England Academy
6.4 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Samuel Whitbread Academy
7.2 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

45.7Attainment 8
Etonbury Academy
7.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Standards maintained2025

45.8Attainment 8
Pix Brook Academy
7.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

44.6Attainment 8
Robert Bloomfield Academy
8.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025
The Knights Templar School
11.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 48.3Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137886 · 823/4005
Trust: Meridian Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,320 pupils · 917 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: Stratton Upper School and Community College (URN 109645)
Address: Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources