Arnold Academy is a middle deemed secondary school located in Bedford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/12/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hexton Road, Bedford

School Information

Address: Hexton Road, Bedford, MK45 4JZ
Website: http://www.arnoldacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01582616400
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Steve Kelly
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136829

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 717
Number of Boys: 379
Number of Girls: 338

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.2 to 0.7
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 0.4
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -0.8 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ramsey Manor Lower School
Manor Road , Barton-le-Clay MK45 4NS 		- not rated 334 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hexton Junior Mixed and Infant School
Hexton , SG5 3JL 		3out of 4 1,980 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Arnold Academy
Hexton Road , Barton-le-Clay MK45 4JZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Orchard School & Nursery
Higham Gobion Road , Barton-le-Clay MK45 4RB 		- not rated 926 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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