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Bedford Girls' School
All-through · Girls · Ages 7–18 · Independent school
Cardington Road, Bedford MK42 0BX · bedfordgirlsschool.co.uk · 01234 361900
On the mapSearch near MK42 0BX
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- B
- average result (39.2 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 843
- 70% of 1,202 places
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Sixth form
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼14.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.73 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 students | B (39.2) | Average -0.08 | |
| 84 students | B (40.2) | Average -0.10 |
19.1%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 88 | B (41) | -0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 70 | B (40.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 75 | B+ (42.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 70 | B (41.1) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 74 | B- (38.2) | +0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 79 | B (39.1) | +0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 90 | B (38.7) | +0.29 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 74.8 | −2.7 |
| Other education | 2.9 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 11.7 | +2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.8 | +0.8 |
ISI
Bedford Girls' School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 13 to 15 February 2024
- Routine inspection
Safeguarding metInspection reports
Standards
| Quality of education | Met |
|---|---|
| Health and emotional wellbeing | Met |
| Social and economic education | Met |
| Leadership and governance | Met |
Earlier inspections
- Apr 2022Short Visit 2022
- Jan 2020Compliance and quality
- Mar 2017Regulatory compliance
- Mar 2015Integrated