Alameda Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Bedford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 28/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Bedford, MK45 2QR
Website: http://www.alamedamiddleschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01525750900
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Maxine Warner
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137249

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 734
Number of Boys: 351
Number of Girls: 383

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -3.7 to -1.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.7 Confidence interval -7.5 to -5.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -4.6 to -3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:1%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Firs Lower School
Station Road , Ampthill MK45 2QR
3out of 4 241 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Russell Lower School
Queens Road , MK45 2TD
3out of 4 583 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Templefield Lower School
Malham Close , Flitwick MK45 1AJ
3out of 4 2,940 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Maulden Lower School
Church Road , Maulden MK45 2AU
3out of 4 3,057 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsmoor Lower School
Kingsmoor Close , Flitwick MK45 1EY
3out of 4 3,139 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Flitwick Road , Ampthill MK45 2NU
3out of 4 1,170 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alameda Middle School
Station Road , Ampthill MK45 2QR
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodland Middle School Academy
Malham Close , Flitwick MK45 1NP
3out of 4 2,997 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.