Goldington Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.75 miles
Published by Bedford Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Goldington Academy is a secondary school in Bedford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Bedford and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Goldington 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 | 0.75 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Year 7 offer went to a child living 0.75 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 4 Bedford secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 had 272 first-choice applications for 182 offers, 1.5 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 11 Bedford secondary schools.
- In 2026, 182 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, and 90 first-choice families (33%) were not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 64% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest 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
- Haylands Way, Bedford, MK41 9BX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 958 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils feel a real sense of belonging in this welcoming and supportive community.”
- “There are very positive relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Pupils receive excellent pastoral support for their wellbeing.”
To improve
- “That said, leaders know there is more to do to develop this fully, especially with younger learners.”
- “For instance, they identified that some disadvantaged pupils achieved less well as they entered key stage 4.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (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) | 64% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.3 | 46 |
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: 272 first-preference applications, 182 offers in total, 182 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.
- Mark Rutherford School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bedford Free School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bedford Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Biddenham International School and Sports College 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Daubeney Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kempston Academy 3.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lincroft Academy 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published