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Edward Peake CofE VC School

Voluntary controlled school · Biggleswade · SG18 0EJ

Ages 11–16 · 359 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

6.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)1%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.2%
Enrolments in measure
547

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill50%

359 pupils · 720 places

Pupils on roll
359
Boys / girls
199 / 160
School capacity
720
Capacity fill
359 / 720 (50%)
Free school meals
27.6%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of St Albans
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Miss Z J Linington

Location

Address
Potton Road
Postcode
SG18 0EJ
Town
Biggleswade
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, 359 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 27.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.

Open schools in Biggleswade
12
Secondary schools in Biggleswade
2
Academies among open schools in Biggleswade
50% (6)
Open schools in SG18
12
Secondary in SG18
2
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Secondary in Central Bedfordshire LA
14

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Stratton School

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    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+26%
    • Absence11.1%

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  • Ivel Valley School & College

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    • Absence9.7%
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  • Lawnside Academy

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    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM23.3%

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  • St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM12.5%

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  • Biggleswade Academy

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    • KS267%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM13.8%

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  • Sutton CofE VA Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM4.1%

    1.8 miles away

  • Caldecote Church of England Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • Absence12.0%
    • FSM35.4%

    2.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Z J Linington
Telephone
01767314562
Website
www.edwardpeake.beds.sch.uk

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