Redborne Upper School and Community College is a secondary school located in Bedford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Flitwick Road, Bedford, MK45 2NU
Website: http://redbornecommunitycollege.com
Telephone: 01525404462
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Olly Button
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136559

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1418
Number of Pupils: 1625
Number of Boys: 784
Number of Girls: 841

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.14 Confidence interval -0.27 to -0.02
Of the 390 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 385 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:30%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:45%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.99
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Firs Lower School
Station Road , Ampthill MK45 2QR 		3out of 4 929 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Russell Lower School
Queens Road , MK45 2TD 		3out of 4 1,074 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Templefield Lower School
Malham Close , Flitwick MK45 1AJ 		3out of 4 1,800 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsmoor Lower School
Kingsmoor Close , Flitwick MK45 1EY 		3out of 4 1,984 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Flitwick Lower School
Temple Way , Flitwick MK45 1LU 		3out of 4 2,268 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Flitwick Road , Ampthill MK45 2NU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alameda Middle School
Station Road , Ampthill MK45 2QR 		3out of 4 1,170 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodland Middle School Academy
Malham Close , Flitwick MK45 1NP 		3out of 4 1,863 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

↑