Bedford Free School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B75
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK42 9AD
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Bedford Academy
Mile Road, Bedford, MK42 9TR
Local ranking6th 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
- 42.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.8% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 48.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.8 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 217
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 42.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
48
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 183
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1375
- Boys
- 751 (51%)
- Girls
- 729 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1500 (99% full)
- SEND
- 15.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 37.8%
- EAL
- 39.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 11.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 81.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,375/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 30.2%
- White Other: 20.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 13.4%
- Black African: 7.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.8%
- Asian Indian: 5.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
30.2%
White British
20.5%
White Other
13.4%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Mile Road
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136085
- UKPRN
- 10029936
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- HEART ACADEMIES TRUST
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