Castle Newnham School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C61
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK41 9DT
- Distance
- 0.6km away
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford, MK41 9BX
Local ranking1st of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 30 July 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 54.3 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 64.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 87.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 56.5% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 177
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 94.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 942
- Boys
- 475 (50%)
- Girls
- 467 (50%)
- Capacity
- 750 (126% full)
- SEND
- 14.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 22.9%
- EAL
- 18.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.3%
- SEN Support
- 13.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,369/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.7% 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: 50.2%
- White Other: 13.7%
- Asian Other: 5.9%
- Black African: 5.1%
- Mixed Other: 5.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.7%
- Asian Indian: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.6%
50.2%
White British
13.7%
White Other
5.9%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Haylands Way
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136552
- UKPRN
- 10033281
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- GOLDINGTON ACADEMY TRUST
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