Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford, MK41 9BX
Local ranking2nd of 16 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 54.3
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 64.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 87.6%
- Entering EBacc
- 56.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.0
- 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%
- Persistent Absence
- 16.7%
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: 44.8%
- White Other: 12.2%
- Other: 12.2%
- Asian Other: 5.2%
- Mixed Other: 4.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.2%
- Black Caribbean: 4.2%
- Asian Indian: 2.8%
44.8%
White British
12.2%
White Other
12.2%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136552
- UKPRN
- 10033281
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- GOLDINGTON ACADEMY TRUST