Cedars Upper School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 19 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
- 137462
- Address
- Mentmore Road, Linslade, LU7 2AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1055 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.2%
White British 73.4%
Other White 7.5%
Mixed 4.9%
African 4.4%
Unclassified 2.7%
Indian 1.7%
Pakistani 0.9%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.3
Local authority average 43.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.31
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 56 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 98 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
Cedars Upper School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 236
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 241
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 326 160 166 |
| Year 10 | 228 106 122 |
| Year 11 | 221 105 116 |
| Year 12 | 153 88 65 |
| Year 13 | 127 55 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 44.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 57.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 14.1% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 2.4% |