Bedford Free School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK42 9AD
- Distance
- 2.1km away
Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AZ
Local ranking8th of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 27 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 236
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 38.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 31.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
28.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
77
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 8.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 190
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1357
- Boys
- 697 (49%)
- Girls
- 725 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (95% full)
- SEND
- 9.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 35.3%
- EAL
- 49.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 5.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 12.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 106.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,789/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 27.3%
- White British: 16.8%
- White Other: 16.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 14.7%
- Asian Other: 5.5%
- Black African: 3.9%
- Mixed Other: 3.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.7%
27.3%
Asian Pakistani
16.8%
White British
16.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Biddenham Turn
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 109690
- UKPRN
- 10000684
- Establishment No.
- 4124
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