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%
White British 39%
Other White 19.2%
Mixed 12.5%
Other 9.7%
African 7.8%
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
School 27%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.9
Local authority average 43.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.15
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
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 |