Biggleswade Academy is a middle deemed primary school located in Biggleswade. 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 26/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Mead End, Biggleswade

School Information

Address: Mead End, Biggleswade, SG18 8JU
Website: http://www.biggleswadeacademy.org
Telephone: 01767660515
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Shelley Flynn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137947

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1010
Number of Pupils: 1154
Number of Boys: 601
Number of Girls: 553

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.3 to -2.1
Writing
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lawnside Academy
Lawnside , SG18 0LX 		2out of 4 1,037 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE VC Lower School
Brunts Lane , SG18 0LY 		3out of 4 1,521 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Langford Village Academy
Church Street , Langford SG18 9QA 		3out of 4 2,790 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Biggleswade Academy
Mead End , SG18 8JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stratton Upper School
Eagle Farm Road , SG18 8JB 		2out of 4 801 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Edward Peake CofE VC Middle School
Potton Road , SG18 0EJ 		3out of 4 2,006 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ivel Valley School
Hitchmead Road , SG18 0NL 		3out of 4 1,174 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus
The Oaks , Potton Road SG18 0EP 		- not rated 3,092 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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