Daubeney Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · 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 🔒
Daubeney Academy is a secondary school in Bedford for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Daubeney 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
- Year 7 in 2026 had 95 first-choice applications for 111 offers: 94 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- That gave 0.9 first choices per offer for Year 7 in 2026, the 3rd lowest of 11 Bedford secondary schools; 17 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 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
- Orchard Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7PS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 576 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Daubeney Academy fosters a truly inclusive culture where diversity is not only respected but joyfully embraced.”
- “Pupils support one another and serve as proud ambassadors, actively shaping school life and strengthening the sense of community.”
- “The school encourages ambition and equips pupils with the confidence and skills to chase their goals.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, staff are in the early stages of receiving the training to teach, assess and adapt the curriculum as the school intends.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.5 | 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: 95 first-preference applications, 111 offers in total, 94 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.
- Kempston Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bedford Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bedford Free School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Biddenham International School and Sports College 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wixams Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wootton Academy 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Goldington Academy 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic School 3.4 mi Good Last distance published