Sharnbrook Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bedford Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sharnbrook Academy is a secondary school in Bedford for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Sharnbrook Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 13.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bedford is 28.8%.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 235 first-choice applications for 246 offers; 233 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 175 of the 406 applications (43%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Bedford, and 110 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); the A level average grade was C+ (England B-).
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
- Odell Road, Sharnbrook, Bedford, MK44 1JL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 1,684 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about being part of this inclusive school community.”
- “Pupils appreciate the support they receive from staff and enjoy their learning.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and take advantage of a range of clubs, visits and opportunities available to them.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes these checks are not rigorous enough.”
- “When this is the case, pupils move on to content they are not ready for.”
- “In recent years, rates of pupil absence have been too high.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
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: 235 first-preference applications, 246 offers in total, 233 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.
- Lincroft Academy 4.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic School 5.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Biddenham International School and Sports College 6.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mark Rutherford School 6.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goldington Academy 7.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bedford Free School 7.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kempston Academy 8.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Daubeney Academy 8.1 mi Not judged Last distance published