Redborne Upper School and Community College
Flitwick Road, Bedford, MK45 2NU
1,657 pupils · 117% of 1,418 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 10 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 44.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 22.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2025 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 entry | 379 | 406 | 543 | 379 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 386 | 382 | 483 | 386 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 381 | 385 | 480 | 381 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 385 | 403 | 489 | 385 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 388 | 417 | 548 | 388 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 369 | 365 | 468 | 369 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 384 | 386 | 509 | 384 |
| Sept 2018 entry | 388 | 427 | 539 | 388 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Harlington Upper School 5.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wixams Academy 7.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Wootton Academy 9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kempston Academy 10.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Fulbrook School 10.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Daubeney Academy 10.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.