Vandyke Upper School
Secondary schoolVandyke Upper School is a secondary school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 13 to 18. It had 1,517 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 24 January 2024
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 Vandyke Upper School was 47.6, against 43.2 in Central Bedfordshire and 46.2 in England.
45.8% 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 | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | 43.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45.8% | 41.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67.8% | 61.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 345 | – | – |
- 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- Gilbert Inglefield AcademySecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding not met, before the school changed, special measures190 m
- Beaudesert Lower SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2024720 m
- The Rushmere Park AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met850 m
- Heathwood Lower SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 20231.2 km
- Dovery AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade1.2 km
- Brooklands Middle SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), July 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Central Bedfordshire
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).