Marston Vale Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Bedford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2018. 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 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: The Crescent, Bedford, MK43 9NH
Website: www.marstonvalemiddle.co.uk
Telephone: 01234768224
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Estelle Jennings
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145861

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 609
Number of Pupils: 486
Number of Boys: 249
Number of Girls: 237

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.3 to -2.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.5 to -0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -3.8 to -2

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:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
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
Broadmead Lower School
Park Crescent , Stewartby MK43 9NN
2out of 4 556 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Houghton Conquest Lower School
High Street , Houghton Conquest MK45 3LL
3out of 4 2,801 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Marston Moreteyne VC School
Church Walk , MK43 0NE
- not rated 2,909 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marston Vale Middle School
The Crescent , Stewartby MK43 9NH
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College
Green Lane , Stewartby MK43 9LY
- not rated 1,192 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.