Cedars Upper School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 20 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
- 948 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 75.3%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 6.5%
African 4%
Unclassified 1.9%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.4
Local authority average 44.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 17 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 55 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 49 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 261 |
Admissions
Cedars Upper School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 287
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 168
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 232
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 233 106 127 |
| Year 10 | 219 105 114 |
| Year 11 | 243 121 122 |
| Year 12 | 135 59 76 |
| Year 13 | 118 54 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 35.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 48.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% 55.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 13.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 12.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.7% 1.7% |