Wootton Upper 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 08/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hall End Road, Bedford, MK43 9HT
Website: www.wootton.beds.sch.uk
Telephone: 01234767123
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bedford
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Michael Gleeson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137522

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: 1218
Number of Pupils: 897
Number of Boys: 469
Number of Girls: 428

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.19 Confidence interval 0.04 to 0.34
Of the 290 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 286 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.09
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wootton Lower School
Bedford Road , Wootton MK43 9JT
3out of 4 927 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shelton Lower School
Lower Shelton Road , Marston Moretaine MK43 0LS
3out of 4 2,135 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Kempston Rural Primary School
Martell Drive , MK42 7FJ
4out of 4 3,076 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wootton Upper School
Hall End Road , Wootton MK43 9HT
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kempston Challenger Academy
Hill Rise , Kempston MK42 7EB
3out of 4 2,956 yd Academy sponsor led 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 2,916 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway School
Hill Rise , Kempston MK42 7EB
3out of 4 2,823 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.