Houstone School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
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
517 (33% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
34.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
25.7%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 40.8%
Other White 20.3%
Other 13%
Mixed 10.5%
African 4.1%
Caribbean 2.7%
Other Black 2.3%
Pakistani 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Houstone School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
19
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
35
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
19
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
180
100
80
Year 8
141
63
78
Year 9
76
30
46
Year 10
68
35
33
Year 11
52
30
22
Year 2023-2024

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