Mark Rutherford School
Secondary schoolMark Rutherford School is a secondary school in Bedford, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,150 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 11 November 2025
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 Mark Rutherford School was 40.7, against 44.1 in Bedford and 46.2 in England.
28.3% 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 | 40.7 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 28.3% | 41.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 62% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 212 | – | – |
- 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- Putnoe Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- The Hills AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Hazeldene SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Brickhill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Renhold VC Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Goldington AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.8 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).