Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue, Bedford, MK41 9DT
Local ranking12th of 16 secondary schools in Bedford
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 42.7
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 34.2%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.4%
- Entering EBacc
- 87.9%
- EBacc APS
- 4.2
- Cohort Size
- 149
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 750
- Boys
- 370 (49%)
- Girls
- 380 (51%)
- Capacity
- 750 (100% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.1%
- EAL
- 21.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.3%
- SEN Support
- 12.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 46.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,311/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.7%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 52.4%
- White Other: 12.4%
- Other: 12.4%
- Mixed Other: 4.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.5%
52.4%
White British
12.4%
White Other
12.4%
Other
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 151042
- UKPRN
- 10095711
- Establishment No.
- 4050
- Trust
- BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED