Lincroft Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bedford
Station Road, Bedford, MK43 7RE
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.2%
21.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
923
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,000 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
159 of 159 families who put it first got an offer
181
Places offered
272
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 159 | 159 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 83 | 19 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 3 | ● 11% |
| 4th preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 272 | 181 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Bedford lets families list 4 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Appadoo
- Address
- Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RE
- Phone
- 01234822147
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Ward / constituency
- Clapham & Oakley · North Bedfordshire
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136471
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST
923 pupils · 1,000 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 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
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 973 pupils
Attendance
92.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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 | 51.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 81% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 34.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 189 | — |
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 | 186 | 20% | 61% | 81% | |
| English Language | 186 | 7% | 50% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 184 | 7% | 48% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 106 | 2% | 19% | 51% | |
| Geography | 102 | 18% | 46% | 72% | |
| History | 87 | 9% | 43% | 55% | |
| Biology | 77 | 14% | 61% | 87% | |
| Physics | 73 | 30% | 67% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 73 | 21% | 56% | 89% | |
| Physical Education | 54 | 6% | 33% | 67% | |
| Business | 49 | 20% | 67% | 76% | |
| Social Studies | 48 | 6% | 48% | 63% |
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) |
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.