Alameda Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Bedford · MK45 2QR · Central Bedfordshire
Ages 9–13
- KS259%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM11.4%
2.8 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 145861
Marston Vale Middle School
Academy converter · Bedford · MK43 9NH
Ages 9–13 · 563 pupils · Bedford
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
38%
Overall absence
7.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-08
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.9%
Unauthorised2.2%
- Authorised absence
- 5.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 632
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill92%
563 pupils · 609 places
- Pupils on roll
- 563
- Boys / girls
- 287 / 276
- School capacity
- 609
- Capacity fill
- 563 / 609 (92%)
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
- FSM pupils
- 125
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Wathen
Location
- Address
- The Crescent, Stewartby
- Postcode
- MK43 9NH
- Town
- Bedford
- County
- Bedfordshire
- Local authority
- Bedford
- District
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: 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 academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Bedford, Bedford, 563 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 22.2%.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Broadmead Lower School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bedford · MK43 9NN · Bedford
Ages 4–9
- Absence6.2%
- FSM19.3%
- Demand0.93
0.3 miles away
Free schools 16 to 19 · 16 plus
Bedford · MK43 9LY · Bedford
Ages 16–19
- FSM0.0%
0.7 miles away
Houghton Conquest Lower School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Bedford · MK45 3LL · Central Bedfordshire
Ages 2–9
- Absence6.2%
- FSM21.8%
- Demand1.45
1.6 miles away
Marston Moreteyne VC School
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Marston Moreteyne · MK43 0NE · Central Bedfordshire
Ages 3–9
- Absence5.5%
- FSM11.0%
- Demand0.95
1.7 miles away
Free schools · Primary
Wixams · MK45 3TE · Bedford
Ages 4–11
- FSM13.5%
1.9 miles away
Wootton Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bedford · MK43 9JT · Bedford
Ages 3–11
- FSM17.5%
2.1 miles away
Wootton Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bedford · MK43 9HT · Bedford
Ages 11–19
- Att843.1
- P8-0.2
- EM5+42%
- Absence10.0%
2.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Wathen
- Telephone
- 01234768224