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Stratton School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade SG18 8JB · stratton.school · 01767 220000
On the mapSearch near SG18 8JB
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Central Bedfordshire 43.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 917
- 69% of 1,320 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 133 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 131 | 133 | 1▲ | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 29.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Central Bedfordshire it was 43.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (29 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.7 | −17.1 |
| Sixth form college | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| Further education | 48.2 | +17 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.5 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 3.5 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 students | C (29) | Average +0.04 | |
| 58 students | C (28.5) | Average +0.01 | |
| 41 students | Dist- (31.8) | Above average +0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 97 | C (29) | -0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 71 | C- (27.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 65 | C+ (32.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 104 | C (28.4) | -0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 161 | C- (27.8) | +0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 141 | C (29.4) | +0.10 |
| 2015/16 | 154 | C (29.7) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.2 | −1.5 |
| Further and other education | 1.7 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 0.8 | — |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −3.7 |
| Employment | 39 | +3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.6 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 5.1 | −0.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Stratton School on 23 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Requires 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 Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Apr 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 117
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (32%) with SEND