Houstone School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 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
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 149107
- Address
- Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 657 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 34.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 7.8% |
| Other | 9.7% |
| Mixed | 12.5% |
| Other White | 19.2% |
| White British | 39% |
| Caribbean | 2.7% |
| Indian | 2.3% |
| Other Black | 1.5% |
| Pakistani | 1.4% |
| Bangladeshi | 1.4% |
| Other Asian | 1.2% |
| Unclassified | 0.6% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.2% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 27% |
| Local authority average | 28% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 56% |
| Local authority average | 42% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 46.1 |
| Local authority average | 43.6 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.16 |
| Local authority average | 3.75 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 67 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 67 |
| Geography | GCSE | 35 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 1 |
| History | GCSE | 36 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 68 |
| Polish | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Houstone School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 8
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 8
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 79 100 |
| Year 8 | 176 95 81 |
| Year 9 | 145 68 77 |
| Year 10 | 87 41 46 |
| Year 11 | 70 37 33 |