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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 12 September 2018Graded 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 entry212 applications · 118 places offered · 105 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.8; Bedford median median 1.8
- 2025 1.2; Bedford median median 1.5
- 2024 1.3; Bedford median median 1.5
- 2023 1.3; Bedford median median 1.4
- 2022 1.1; Bedford median median 1.7
- 2021 1.0; Bedford median median 1.7
- 2020 1.2; Bedford median median 1.9
- 2019 1.1; Bedford median median 1.7
- 2018 2.8; Bedford median median 1.6
- 2016 1.7; 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 | 118 | 212 | 1.8 | 105 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 143 | 168 | 1.2 | 89 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2024 | 138 | 174 | 1.3 | 108 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2023 | 157 | 200 | 1.3 | 137 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2022 | 144 | 160 | 1.1 | 114 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2021 | 134 | 136 | 1.0 | 95 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2020 | 122 | 141 | 1.2 | 87 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2019 | 125 | 133 | 1.1 | 87 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2018 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 137 | 231 | 1.7 | 107 | 0.78 |
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.) | 158 | 38.4 | 29% | 53% | – |
| 2024/25 | 166 | 40.3 | 36% | 54% | – |
| 2023/24 | 143 | 37.3 | 32% | 55% | −0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 75 | 35.5 | 19% | 48% | −0.20 |
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
- Kempston AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · BedfordStandards maintained20242.5applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · Bedford20261.5applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · BedfordStandards maintained20254.0applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · BedfordGood20232.5applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · BedfordGraded · no overall grade2024
- 5.0 km · Bedford2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142387 · 822/4004
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 982 pupils · 773 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 November 2015
- Address
- Hill Rise, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7EB
- Local authority
- Bedford
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources