Biddenham International School and Sports College
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK40 4AZ
- Distance
- 3.9km away
Lincroft Academy
Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RE
Local ranking3rd of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1000
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 3 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024 — 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
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 55.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 194
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 931
- Boys
- 472 (51%)
- Girls
- 451 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1000 (92% full)
- SEND
- 14.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.8%
- EAL
- 7.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.8%
- SEN Support
- 8.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 53.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,378/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
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 63.9%
- White Other: 8.2%
- Asian Indian: 5.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 2.2%
63.9%
White British
8.2%
White Other
5.2%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Station Road
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136471
- UKPRN
- 10032989
- Establishment No.
- 5404
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
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