Bedford Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 15 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 138228
- Address
- Cauldwell Street, MK42 9AD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 529 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 66.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.0%
Other White 17%
Indian 16.8%
White British 14.7%
Mixed 14.2%
Bangladeshi 11.2%
African 10.4%
Pakistani 6%
Other 3%
Caribbean 1.7%
Other Black 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.99
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 95%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.94
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 94 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 94 |
| French | GCSE | 20 |
| Geography | GCSE | 60 |
| History | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
Bedford Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 99
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 122
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 107 52 55 |
| Year 8 | 112 65 47 |
| Year 9 | 107 59 48 |
| Year 10 | 104 53 51 |
| Year 11 | 99 50 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 41.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 44.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% |