Wootton Upper School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Bedford, Bedford
MK43 9HT
Composite score
55.4

About Wootton Upper School

Wootton Upper School is a secondary school in Bedford, Bedford, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 867 pupils aged 13 to 18 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 44.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.2 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 64% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Wootton Upper School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,845
National rank
#205
In East of England
#7
In Bedford
Top 58%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
44.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
45%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
8%
EBacc average points score
3.81

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 867 % FSM ever-6 19.7% % EAL 6.5% Age range 13–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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