Redborne Upper School and Community College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 5 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
136559
Address
Flitwick Road, Ampthill, MK45 2NU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1580 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
45.6%
Girls
54.4%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.8%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.9%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 3.2%
African 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 20%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 51%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.5
Local authority average 44.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.99
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award22
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE19
Art & DesignGCSE40
BiologyGCSE145
Business Studies:SingleGCSE137
ChemistryGCSE143
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE47
Design & TechnologyGCSE78
DanceGCSE12
English LanguageGCSE389
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Redborne Upper School and Community College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
386
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
382
2nd preference
98
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
369
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes20.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 9
400
172
228
Year 10
392
184
208
Year 11
392
199
193
Year 12
194
78
116
Year 13
202
87
115
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
85.5%
85.6%
Further education
29.0%
35.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
56.0%
48.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
1.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.4%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
61.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
25.0%
20.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
0.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
7.0%
3.0%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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