Lincroft AcademySt Thomas More Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bedford.
Summary of the comparison
Lincroft Academy and St Thomas More Catholic School are secondary schools in Bedford.
Lincroft Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Thomas More Catholic School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Lincroft Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Lincroft Academy was judged the expected standard and St Thomas More Catholic School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for Lincroft Academy and 47.0 for St Thomas More Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Lincroft Academy (55.0 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic School (52.1 in 2021-22, 47.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BedfordLincroft Academy | BedfordSt Thomas More Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | C58/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 14 in Bedford Stronger figure | 7th of 14 in Bedford | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 931 | 929 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,040 | |
| Location | Bedford, MK43 7RE | Bedford, MK41 7UL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.0 | 47.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.1% Stronger figure | 45.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73.0% Stronger figure | 63.3% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.4% Stronger figure | 13.9% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 Stronger figure | 3.91 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 189 | 158 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 73 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 26.9 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 27.3 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 7.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 931 | 929 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 14.8% | 21.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.9% | 36.2% | |
| SEN support | 8.7% | 7.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.8% | 2.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.8% Stronger figure | 34.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Lincroft Academy
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