Wootton Upper SchoolDaubeney Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bedford.
Summary of the comparison
Wootton Upper School and Daubeney Academy are secondary schools in Bedford.
Wootton Upper School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Daubeney Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Daubeney Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Wootton Upper School was judged the expected standard and Daubeney Academy was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.3 for Wootton Upper School and 38.5 for Daubeney Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Wootton Upper School (47.5 in 2021-22, 44.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Daubeney Academy (38.1 in 2021-22, 38.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BedfordWootton Upper School | BedfordDaubeney Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 14 in Bedford | 5th of 14 in Bedford Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 13-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 867 | 561 | |
| Capacity | 1,218 | 583 | |
| Location | Bedford, MK43 9HT | Bedford, MK42 7PS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 Stronger figure | 38.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 45.3% Stronger figure | 29.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.9% Stronger figure | 55.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.9% | 22.0% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 Stronger figure | 3.34 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 285 | 109 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 867 | 561 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.7% | 26.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.5% | 35.7% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 16.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.7% | 4.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 6.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.9% | 18.3% Stronger figure | 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.
Wootton Upper School
Daubeney Academy
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