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Lincroft Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Station Road, Oakley, Bedford MK43 7RE · lincroft.academy · 01234 822147
On the mapSearch near MK43 7RE
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Bedford 44.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 923
- 92% of 1,000 places
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 154 families put the school first and 164 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 164 | 154 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 181 | 159 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 184 | 163 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 166 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 186 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 48.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bedford it was 44.4, and across England 46.
In 2017/18, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2018/19 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 65% | ||
| hidden | 11% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 104 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 106 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▲48.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.98 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.6 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 44.6 | −3.1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 2 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lincroft Academy on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (211 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 211
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 78 parents (37%) with SEND