Holywell School 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 10/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below 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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Red Lion Close, Bedford

School Information

Address: Red Lion Close, Bedford, MK43 0JA
Website: http://www.holywellschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01234750381
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Michael Simpson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138844

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 698
Number of Boys: 356
Number of Girls: 342

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.9
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -4.4 to -2.5
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Cranfield Church of England Academy
Court Road , Cranfield MK43 0DR 		3out of 4 220 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holywell School
Red Lion Close , Cranfield MK43 0JA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cranfield University
Stafford Cripps Building No 41 , MK43 0AL 		- not rated 1,868 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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