Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AZ
Local ranking5th of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1500
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 42.1 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.9% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 15.7% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 198
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
2024-25C
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
- 650 (48%)
- Girls
- 707 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (90% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- 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: 24.0%
- White British: 14.8%
- White Other: 14.5%
- Other: 14.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 12.9%
- Asian Other: 4.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
24.0%
Asian Pakistani
14.8%
White British
14.5%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 109690
- UKPRN
- 10000684
- Establishment No.
- 4124