Biddenham International School and Sports College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 26 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bedford
Unique reference
109690
Address
Biddenham Turn, MK40 4AZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1353 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
52%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.1%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 27.9%
White British 16.3%
Other White 16.3%
Bangladeshi 15.2%
Mixed 7.7%
Other Asian 5%
African 3.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.9%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.29
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 12%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.4
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.13
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award87
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award95
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE62
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE30
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE35
BengaliGCSE1
BiologyGCSE169
ChemistryGCSE168
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Biddenham International School and Sports College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
234
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
264
2nd preference
171
3rd preference
125
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
210
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
245
127
118
Year 8
240
112
128
Year 9
243
116
127
Year 10
203
87
116
Year 11
200
104
96
Year 12
134
70
64
Year 13
88
46
42
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
90.0%
87.3%
86.5%
Further education
31.0%
41.1%
34.7%
School sixth form
56.0%
44.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
0.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
72.0%
48.2%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
9.7%
19.7%
Russell Group
8.0%
8.1%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
1.0%
0.2%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
6.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.0%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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