School Profile

Bedford Free School

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East of EnglandDayFree SchoolOfsted Outstanding
Profile Notes
Bedford Free School is a free school school offering secondary education for ages 11-16 in Bedford, East of England. Currently has 525 pupils on roll. Religious affiliation: None. (auto-generated from GIAS metadata; the school may have a fuller profile on its website)
BedfordMK42 9ADNational Curriculum
525 pupils (105% of 500 capacity) 270 boys / 255 girls
Official URN 138228 • LAESTAB
www.bedfordfreeschool.co.uk/
Official Registration
StatusOpen
PhaseSecondary
Establishment typeFree schools
Statutory age11 - 16
Opened 01-09-2012 • Closed Still active
Destination Snapshot
Inspection & quality signals
Ofsted
Outstanding
Last inspected 2020-01-15
Historical Links
No predecessor or successor relationship was found for this school in the current GIAS extract.
Evidence Trail
Government performance dataDfE EES • latest 2024/25
GCSE / KS42024/25
Attainment 846.5
EBacc avg points4.51
Eng & Maths 5+36.7%

Source: UK Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Independent schools that teach IGCSEs, Pre-U or the IB are NOT counted in standard GCSE league tables; their KS4 figures appear low for that reason.

Official Performance Snapshot
202425KS4 (GCSE) — All pupilsNo band
Students 98 • APS n/a • Value added n/a