OFSTED
8 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bedford
Trust
CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
563
563 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
276
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
287
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.6 pts
below England
School
22.2%
Bedford
20.1%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.8 pts
below England
School
5.5%
Bedford
23.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Bedford
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.3%
435
Any other White background
4.3%
24
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
19
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
16
African
2.5%
14
White and Asian
2.5%
14
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
14.7%
83 of
563 pupils
6.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.8 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
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Reading
2.8 pts below England
School
71.0%
Bedford
69.5%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Bedford
64.1%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Maths
10.0 pts below England
School
62.0%
Bedford
66.1%
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
6.36%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.14 pts
higher than
England
School
6.36%
Bedford
5.81%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.67 pts
higher than
England
School
18.49%
Bedford
15.50%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.29 pts
lower than
England
School
1.51%
Bedford
1.52%
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
92.4%
2.7 pts
above England
Marston Vale Middle School
92.4%
Bedford
92.4%
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.