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Pix Brook Academy

Free schools · Stotfold · SG5 4HB

Ages 9–16 · 1,011 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

5.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-01-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.7%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.5%
Enrolments in measure
739

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 fill80%

1,011 pupils · 1,260 places

Pupils on roll
1,011
Boys / girls
525 / 486
School capacity
1,260
Capacity fill
1,011 / 1,260 (80%)
Free school meals
12.8%
FSM pupils
129
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 9–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
Academy trust
BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
Sponsor
Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
Headteacher
Mrs Charlotte Linehan

Location

Address
Arlesey Road
Postcode
SG5 4HB
Town
Stotfold
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
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 free schools (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–16, in Stotfold, Central Bedfordshire, 1,011 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 12.8%.

Open schools in Stotfold
1
Middle deemed secondary schools in Stotfold
1
Academies among open schools in Stotfold
0% (0)
Open schools in SG5
16
Middle deemed secondary in SG5
1
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Middle deemed secondary in Central Bedfordshire LA
12

Nearby middle deemed secondary schools

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

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    • P80.1
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  • St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM17.5%

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    • FSM12.5%

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    • Absence5.5%
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    • FSM35.8%

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  • Stonehill School

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM31.1%

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  • Northfields Infants and Nursery School

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    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM23.5%

    1.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Charlotte Linehan
Telephone
01462416243
Website
www.pixbrookacademy.co.uk

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