Daubeney Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bedford, MK42 7PS
- Distance
- 3.1km away
Wixams Academy
Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA
Local ranking9th of 14 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1750
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 64.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
25.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
39
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 75
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 933
- Boys
- 444 (49%)
- Girls
- 459 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1750 (52% full)
- SEND
- 13.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.1%
- EAL
- 17.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 10.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,847/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
- 9.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 58.8%
- White Other: 9.6%
- Mixed Other: 8.8%
- Asian Indian: 5.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.7%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.3%
- Black African: 1.7%
58.8%
White British
9.6%
White Other
8.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Green Lane
Bedford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 144595
- UKPRN
- 10064991
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
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