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Wootton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford MK43 9HT · wootton.beds.sch.uk · 01234 767123
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bedford 44.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 822
- 48% of 1,710 places
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 192 families put the school first and 201 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 | 201 | 192 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 154 | 143 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 141 | 136 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 153 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 134 | 131 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.3, and 45.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bedford it was 44.4, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade C- (27 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼17.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.81 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.9 | −13.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.3 | — |
| Further education | 53.2 | +11.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +3.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 37 | C- (27) | -0.24 |
| All academic | 37 | C- (27) | -0.24 |
| Applied general | 13 | — | -0.04 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 58 |
|---|---|
| Further and other education | 10 |
| Further education | 3 |
| Other education | 6 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 |
| Employment | 26 |
| Activity not captured | 3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wootton Academy on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
37% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 37%
- Replies
- 177
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 67 parents (38%) with SEND