Wootton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bedford
Hall End Road, Bedford, MK43 9HT
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 05/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
26.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
822
Capacity used
Has space48%
1,710 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
143 of 143 families who put it first got an offer
154
Places offered
161
Total applications
1.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 143 | 143 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 9 | ● 60% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 1 | ● 33% |
| Total | 161 | 153 | 95% |
1st preference success by year
Bedford lets families list 4 preferences. 161 applications came from outside the council area (154 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Carrie McMorn
- Address
- Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9HT
- Phone
- 01234767123
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward / constituency
- Wootton & Kempston Rural · Mid Bedfordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137522
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WOOTTON ACADEMY TRUST
822 pupils · 1,710 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
05 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 897 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.17 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 17.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.81 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 285 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 283 | 17% | 52% | 68% | |
| English Language | 283 | 15% | 50% | 73% | |
| English Literature | 276 | 11% | 50% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 190 | 3% | 19% | 44% | |
| Geography | 186 | 12% | 42% | 54% | |
| History | 150 | 22% | 43% | 55% | |
| Religious Studies | 126 | 23% | 56% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 107 | 20% | 58% | 82% | |
| Biology | 91 | 31% | 77% | 93% | |
| Physics | 91 | 22% | 74% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 91 | 27% | 75% | 92% | |
| Design & Technology | 74 | 5% | 19% | 30% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bedford council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.