OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Trust
BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
962
962 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
486
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
476
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.5 pts
below England
School
13.3%
Central Bedfordshire
14.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.9 pts
below England
School
2.4%
Central Bedfordshire
10.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Central Bedfordshire
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.2%
810
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
23
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
23
White and Asian
2.1%
20
Any other White background
2.0%
19
African
1.7%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.1%
164 of
962 pupils
3.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
42.0%
18.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
Central Bedfordshire
68.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Writing
15.3 pts below England
School
55.0%
Central Bedfordshire
62.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
63.0%
Maths
9.0 pts below England
School
63.0%
Central Bedfordshire
63.0%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.27%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.94 pts
lower than
England
School
5.27%
Central Bedfordshire
5.90%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.14%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.67 pts
lower than
England
School
11.14%
Central Bedfordshire
14.22%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.28 pts
lower than
England
School
1.52%
Central Bedfordshire
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.2%
10.4 pts
above England
Robert Bloomfield Academy
100.2%
Central Bedfordshire
96.5%
East of England
95.3%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.