Bedford Academy
Secondary schoolBedford Academy is a secondary school in Bedford, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,480 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Bedford Academy was 44.4, against 44.1 in Bedford and 46.2 in England.
35.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Bedford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 44.4 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35.7% | 41.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60.7% | 62% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 224 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- King's Oak Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Shackleton Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Cherry Trees Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, November 2024950 m
- Elstow SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Bedford Girls' SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.6 km
- Peter Pan Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, April 20231.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bedford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).