Redborne Upper School and Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Flitwick Road, Bedford, MK45 2NU
65
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/07/2024
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
22.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,657
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
1,418 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
377 of 406 families who put it first got an offer
379
Places offered
543
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 406 | 377 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 123 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 543 | 379 | 70% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Olly Button
- Address
- Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU
- Phone
- 01525404462
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ampthill · Mid Bedfordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136559
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
1,657 pupils · 1,418 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
05 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,200 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 45.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.95 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.89 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 393 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.17 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 178 | — |
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 | 394 | 20% | 58% | 79% | |
| English Language | 394 | 8% | 41% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 375 | 15% | 55% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 267 | 8% | 38% | 63% | |
| History | 134 | 13% | 55% | 69% | |
| Business | 132 | 18% | 61% | 72% | |
| Biology | 113 | 25% | 72% | 88% | |
| Physics | 109 | 32% | 75% | 86% | |
| Chemistry | 109 | 25% | 67% | 85% | |
| Physical Education | 89 | 12% | 57% | 70% | |
| Religious Studies | 87 | 40% | 77% | 87% | |
| Geography | 86 | 28% | 65% | 74% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 45 | 18% | 33% | 51% | |
| Economics | 38 | 0% | 21% | 42% | |
| Psychology | 36 | 3% | 17% | 31% | |
| Geography | 35 | 11% | 20% | 43% | |
| Physics | 24 | 8% | 25% | 38% | |
| Sociology | 23 | 0% | 13% | 30% | |
| Biology | 22 | 9% | 14% | 45% | |
| English Literature | 20 | 0% | 25% | 40% | |
| Law | 19 | 5% | 21% | 47% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 19% | 56% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 14 | 21% | 36% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 0% | 17% | 42% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10008: Redborne Upper School and Community College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 59% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 60% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 Central Bedfordshire 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.