My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
14%Agree
46%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
3%Mark Rutherford School
Academy converter — Secondary
MK41 8PX / 11–18 / None
Requires Improvement
Ofsted
41.5
Attainment 8
46%
parents recommend
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2023
Requires Improvement
Requires Improvement
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 41.5
- Progress 8
- -0.05
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 39.5%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 28.29
- Achieving AAB+
- 11.6%
46% of parents would recommend this school
196 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
15%Agree
58%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
3%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
7%Agree
37%Disagree
31%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
7%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
3%Agree
16%Disagree
10%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
6%Not applicable
57%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
7%Agree
37%Disagree
36%Strongly disagree
14%Don't know
6%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
14%Agree
30%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
1%Not applicable
13%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
25%No
75%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 49 parents
Strongly agree
6%Agree
22%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
43%Don't know
2%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
15%Agree
36%Disagree
26%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
11%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
14%Agree
50%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
12%Agree
50%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
23%Agree
58%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
6%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
20%Agree
56%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
8%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
9%Agree
39%Disagree
29%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
8%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
46%No
54%18.2% of pupils receive SEN support
18.2%
SEN support
3.6%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 4.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 4.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 3.4%
69.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 69.7%
61% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 86%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 61%
- Entered top-third university
- 18%
- Achieved a degree
- 51%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16:1
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16:1
- Overall absence
- 8.76%
- Persistent absence
- 25.62%
- English as additional language
- 13.6%
- Teachers with QTS
- 98.6%
- White
- 71.1%
- Mixed
- 10.7%
- Asian
- 7.4%
- Black
- 6.4%
- Other
- 0.9%
White British59.5%
Other White11.3%
Irish0.3%
White & Black Caribbean4.9%
Other Mixed2.5%
White & Asian2.2%
White & Black African1.1%
Indian3.8%
Other Asian1.2%
Bangladeshi1.1%
Pakistani1%
Chinese0.3%
Caribbean4.9%
African1.1%
Other Black0.4%