Biddenham International School and Sports College

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.79 miles away, the 2nd longest of 4 Bedford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
• The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
• Year 7 2026 had 267 first-choice applications for 252 offers; 245 offers went to first-choice families, and 22 first-choice families (8%) were not offered a place.
• 2024/25: 36% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bedford.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bedford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AZ

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Council

Bedford

Pupils on roll

1,422 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

35.9% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

13.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024

Strengths

• “Being a pupil at Biddenham International School and Sports College is rewarding.”
• “Pupils see themselves as one united family.”
• “They are supported in building their knowledge well.”

To improve

• “In recent years, entry rates to the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which is a measure of the academic courses pupils study, have been relatively low.”
• “This is because of the low number of pupils taking languages at GCSE.”
• “However, sometimes teachers move through explanations without carefully checking what knowledge pupils have understood.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Year 7 entry: 267 first-preference applications, 252 offers in total, 245 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bedford.

• Bedford Free School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Daubeney Academy 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Kempston Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• St Thomas More Catholic School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
• Bedford Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
• Goldington Academy 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Lincroft Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Mark Rutherford School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published

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