Academy converter · Secondary
Bedford · MK41 9DT · Bedford
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
ClosedSecondaryURN 109661
Castle Newnham School
Foundation school · Bedford · MK41 9DT
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
719
Local authority
Bedford
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bedford, Bedford, 719 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.4%.
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Overview
- School type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Closed
- URN
- 109661
Location
- Address
- Polhill Avenue
- Postcode
- MK41 9DT
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Bedford
- District
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 18 Jan 2024.
- Pupils on roll
- 719
- Boys / girls
- 358 / 361
- School capacity
- 750
- Capacity fill
- 719 / 750 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 18.4%
- FSM pupils
- 132
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Levesley
Official links
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 40.7
- Progress 8
- -0.0
- English & maths grade 5+
- 33%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 59%
- EBacc entry
- 83%
- EBacc APS
- 4.0