Daubeney Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 138067
- Address
- Orchard Street, Kempston, MK42 7PS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 561 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 35.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.8%
White British 30.3%
African 17.1%
Indian 14.6%
Other White 13.5%
Mixed 8.8%
Unclassified 4.8%
Pakistani 3%
Other Asian 2.7%
Other 2%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.5
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.34
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 97 |
| Geography | GCSE | 44 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 52 |
| Italian | GCSE | 1 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 108 |
Admissions
Daubeney Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 100 46 54 |
| Year 8 | 113 60 53 |
| Year 9 | 115 61 54 |
| Year 10 | 118 66 52 |
| Year 11 | 115 60 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 47.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 39.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.3% 3.0% |