Wootton Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–19 · Bedford
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bedford Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Wootton Academy is a secondary school in Bedford for ages 11–19 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Wootton 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 |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as was the case at 7 of the 11 other Bedford secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bedford.
- Its Attainment 8 score in 2024/25 was 44.3 (England 46).
- It has 13 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.7 across 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
- Hall End Road, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 822 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are keen to learn at Wootton Upper School.”
- “They take part in lessons and work hard.”
- “These help pupils start the day and lessons purposefully.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects the curriculum is not as well implemented, for example, when activities are not adapted to meet pupils’ needs.”
- “As a result, in these instances, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, leaders are aware that they have not ensured that some stakeholders understand the decisions that are made so they are confident in the leadership of the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2024 (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) | 45% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bedford.
- Kempston Academy 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Daubeney Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wixams Academy 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Biddenham International School and Sports College 3.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bedford Free School 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bedford Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Lincroft Academy 5.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Goldington Academy 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published