Wootton Academy
Summary
The key facts, in one place- Inspection
- Good, November 2024
- Getting in
- Not full for Year 7 2026
- Results
- -0.17 progress 8; 44.3 attainment 8
- Size
- 822 pupils; 201 places a year; classes of 24
- Run by
- Wootton Academy Trust
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19 · Mixed
- English and maths, grade 5+: 45%, against 42% in Bedford.
- Progress 8: -0.17, against +0.22 in Bedford.
- Sessions missed: 9.3%, against 8.3% in Bedford.
- Persistently absent: 26.9%, against 23.5% in Bedford.
At a glance
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SourceWhere these figures come from
How it is worked outBedford and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.
How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.
- A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.
We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.
Offers
How far offers reached
How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →
Results
Quality
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SourceOfsted · inspected 5 November 2024
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025
- Good
- Progress 8: -0.17 (England +0.01) (county +0.22)
- Attainment 8: 44.3 (England 47.4) (county 44.9)
- English and maths grade 5 or above: 45% (England 48%) (county 42%)
Results
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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025.
| Measure | This school | England | Council | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress 8 | -0.17 | +0.01 | +0.22 | 2023/2024 |
| Attainment 8 | 44.3 | 47.4 | 44.9 | 2024/2025 |
| English and maths grade 5 or above | 45% | 48% | 42% | 2024/2025 |
Where leavers go
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SourceDfE, destination measures.
- A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
| Stage | Leavers in | Pupils | In a sustained place | Of which |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After GCSEs | 2023/24 | 295 | 91% | In education 86%; Apprenticeship 3.4%; Employment 1.4% |
| After GCSEs | 2022/23 | 293 | 92% | In education 84%; Apprenticeship 5.8%; Employment 2.7% |
| After GCSEs | 2021/22 | 300 | 94% | In education 88%; Apprenticeship 3.0%; Employment 2.3% |
Daily life and who goes there
Daily life
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024
- Absence: 9.3% of sessions missed; 27% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 7.4% and 19%
- Suspensions: 38 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 9); 9 permanent exclusions
- Classes average 23.5 pupils; 7.9% of classes have more than 30
- 13.0 pupils for each teacher
- Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 89 m
- 3 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious)
- Air: nitrogen dioxide 6.9 µg/m³, PM2.5 6.9 (1 km square, background level)
Absence
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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.
- Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (10-20%), the median of 831 schools.
| Year | Sessions missed | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils missing 1 in 10 | Pupils missing 1 in 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 27% | 4.5% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 7.2% | 2.9% | 27% | 5.3% |
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% | 4.6% | 30% | 4.3% |
| Schools with a similar intake | 7.4% | 19% |
Suspensions and exclusions
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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.
| Year | Suspensions per 100 pupils | Pupils suspended | Suspensions | Permanent exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 37.7 | 17% | 327 | 9 |
| 2023/24 | 24.0 | 12% | 214 | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 17.6 | 7.7% | 158 | 2 |
| Schools with a similar intake | 8.9 |
Class sizes and staff
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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.
| Measure | Figure | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average class size | 23.5 | 2025/26 |
| Classes over 30 pupils | 7.9% | 2025/26 |
| Pupils for each teacher | 13.0 | November 2025 |
Stops nearby
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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.
- A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
| Kind | Nearest (metres, straight line) |
|---|---|
| bus | 89 |
Road collisions within 500 m
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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.
- 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 2 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
| Year | Collisions |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
Air quality
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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.
- A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
| Pollutant | Annual mean (µg/m³) | Year |
|---|---|---|
| NO2 | 6.9 | 2024 |
| PM10 | 11.3 | 2024 |
| PM25 | 6.9 | 2024 |
Who goes there
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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.
| Measure | Share of pupils | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible for free school meals | 19% | 2025/26 |
| First language other than English | 6.3% | 2025/26 |
| SEN support | 12% | 2025/26 |
| Education, health and care plan | 4.6% | 2025/26 |
| Girls | 49% | 2025/26 |
Ofsted
Inspections
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SourceOfsted, 2024.
| Date | Kind | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 5 November 2024 | Graded inspection | Quality of education: Good |
| 26 April 2023 | Ungraded visit | School remains Good (Concerns) |
Admissions
Getting in
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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
- 192 families put it first for 201 places; every one of them got in
- We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
- We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.
Applications and offers, DfE
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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.
- Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
| Entry | Year | Places | First choices | Any choice | First choices offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | 2026 | 201 | 192 | 251 | 192 |
| Year 7 | 2025 | 154 | 143 | 161 | 143 |
| Year 7 | 2024 | 141 | 136 | 155 | 136 |
| Year 7 | 2023 | 154 | 153 | 163 | 153 |
| Year 7 | 2022 | 134 | 131 | 145 | 131 |
| Year 7 | 2021 | 133 | 126 | 139 | 125 |
| Year 7 | 2020 | 117 | 117 | 130 | 117 |
| Year 7 | 2019 | 129 | 128 | 144 | 128 |
| Year 7 | 2018 | 124 | 112 | 128 | 112 |
| Year 7 | 2017 | 110 | 108 | 122 | 108 |
Who runs it
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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined October 2011
DfE, open academies list
DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 October 2011
- Wootton Academy Trust, with 2 schools
- Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 October 2011
- Replaced Wootton Upper School (URN 109710)
- We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.
Fees and clubs
State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.
Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →Nearby
Schools nearby
Kempston Academy1.7 miMarston Vale Middle School2.2 miDaubeney Academy2.7 miWixams Academy3.1 miCompare side by side →Nurseries nearby
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SourceOfsted early years register.
Sources
- DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
- DfE school performance tables
- DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
- DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
- DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
- DfE, destination measures
- DfE, school workforce; school census
- DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
- DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
- DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
- Ofsted
- School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
- How we check these figures: How we know
More in schools in Bedford and the Bedford league table.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and methods: tap the (i) on each section. How we know · All sources.