Mark Rutherford School is a 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 15/11/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wentworth Drive, Bedford, MK41 8PX
Website: http://www.markrutherford.beds.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01234290200
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher Kelli Foster
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139160

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1243
Number of Pupils: 1285
Number of Boys: 650
Number of Girls: 635

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.32 Confidence interval -0.47 to -0.17
Of the 281 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 277 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:30%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.8
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Putnoe Primary School
Church Lane , MK41 0DH 		3out of 4 830 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		4out of 4 1,371 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hazeldene School
Stancliffe Road , MK41 9AT 		3out of 4 1,406 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Brickhill Primary School
Dove Road , Brickhill MK41 7AA 		3out of 4 1,685 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Renhold VC Primary School
Church End , MK41 0LU 		4out of 4 1,765 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive , MK41 8PX 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Goldington Academy
Haylands Way , MK41 9BX 		3out of 4 1,933 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Newnham School
Polhill Avenue , MK41 9DT 		3out of 4 2,073 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School
Tyne Crescent , MK41 7UL 		4out of 4 2,173 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory School
Brickhill Drive , MK41 7QZ 		- not rated 2,227 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
St Andrew's School
78 Kimbolton Road , MK40 2PA 		- not rated 2,720 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
KWS School
51 Brunel Road , Bedford MK41 9TJ 		- not rated 2,852 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bedford School
De Parys Avenue , MK40 2TU 		- not rated 3,054 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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