My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
46%Agree
27%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
0%Bedford Free School
Free schools — Secondary
MK42 9AD / 11–16 / None
Outstanding
Ofsted
46.5
Attainment 8
70%
parents recommend
⭐ Exceptional teaching
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2020
Outstanding
Outstanding
Inspected 2020
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early Years
Sixth Form
Recognised with 1 performance badge
⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 46.5
- Progress 8
- 1.11
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 36.7%
70% of parents would recommend this school
91 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
47%Agree
33%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
59%Agree
24%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
12%Agree
3%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
7%Not applicable
58%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
34%Agree
46%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
20%Agree
13%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
2%Not applicable
32%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
24%No
76%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 22 parents
Strongly agree
18%Agree
28%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
27%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
59%Agree
36%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
50%Agree
31%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
46%Agree
38%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
48%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
45%Agree
38%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
37%Agree
31%Disagree
14%Strongly disagree
14%Don't know
4%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
70%No
30%8.6% of pupils receive SEN support
8.6%
SEN support
4.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.3%
90.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 90.7%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 13.5:1
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 19.06%
- English as additional language
- 64%
- Teachers with QTS
- 89.7%
- White
- 30.3%
- Mixed
- 14.1%
- Asian
- 37%
- Black
- 4.8%
- Other
- 3.8%
Other White15.8%
White British13.9%
Gypsy / Roma0.4%
Irish0.2%
Other Mixed8.6%
White & Black Caribbean3%
White & Asian1.5%
White & Black African1%
Indian16.4%
Bangladeshi10.7%
Pakistani7.8%
Other Asian1.9%
Chinese0.2%
Caribbean3%
African1%
Other Black0.8%