Goldington Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B76
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK41 9BX
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive, Bedford, MK41 8PX
Local ranking11th of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Expected
Secondary
Phase
1243
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.5% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 15.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 220
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 24.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
78
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 11.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 130
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1180
- Boys
- 606 (51%)
- Girls
- 574 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1243 (95% full)
- SEND
- 18.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.1%
- EAL
- 13.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 14.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,234/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 60.9%
- White Other: 11.5%
- Black African: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.0%
- Asian Indian: 3.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
- Black Caribbean: 1.9%
60.9%
White British
11.5%
White Other
5.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Wentworth Drive
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139160
- UKPRN
- 10039997
- Establishment No.
- 4085
- Trust
- MARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL TRUST
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