OFSTED
8 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Trust
THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
460
460 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
220
47.8% of pupils
Male pupils
240
52.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.5 pts
below England
School
11.3%
Central Bedfordshire
14.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.4 pts
below England
School
3.9%
Central Bedfordshire
10.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.5 pts
above England
School
3.5%
Central Bedfordshire
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
77.4%
356
Any other White background
3.5%
16
African
3.3%
15
Unclassified
3.3%
15
White and Asian
2.6%
12
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.5%
108 of
460 pupils
2.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Reading
0.8 pts below England
School
73.0%
Central Bedfordshire
68.2%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Writing
9.3 pts below England
School
61.0%
Central Bedfordshire
62.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
Central Bedfordshire
63.0%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.16 pts
higher than
England
School
6.38%
Central Bedfordshire
5.90%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.63%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.82 pts
higher than
England
School
16.63%
Central Bedfordshire
14.22%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.87%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.07 pts
higher than
England
School
1.87%
Central Bedfordshire
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.8%
12.0 pts
above England
Parkfields Middle School
101.8%
Central Bedfordshire
96.5%
East of England
95.3%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.