Lincroft Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C64
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK43 7RE
- Distance
- 6.5km away
Sharnbrook Academy
Odell Road, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1JL
Local ranking4th of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Secondary
Phase
1950
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 25 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 51.6 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 58.9% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 46.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 263
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 47.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 22.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
158
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 15.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 355
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1685
- Boys
- 848 (50%)
- Girls
- 837 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1950 (86% full)
- SEND
- 4.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 12.8%
- EAL
- 8.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.6%
- SEN Support
- 2.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 94.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,891/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 79.1%
- Other: 4.0%
- Black African: 3.1%
- Mixed Other: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
- Asian Indian: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.6%
- Asian Other: 1.0%
79.1%
White British
4.0%
Other
3.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Odell Road
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136470
- UKPRN
- 10032988
- Establishment No.
- 5402
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
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