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The Academy of Central Bedfordshire

Free schools alternative provision · Houghton Regis · LU5 5PX

Ages 11–16 · 59 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-20

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill42%

59 pupils · 140 places

Pupils on roll
59
Boys / girls
44 / 15
School capacity
140
Capacity fill
59 / 140 (42%)
Free school meals
61%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools alternative provision

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE ACADEMY OF CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE
Academy trust
THE ACADEMY OF CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE
Headteacher
Headteacher Paul Green

Location

Address
Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive
Postcode
LU5 5PX
Town
Houghton Regis
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
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 alternative provision, Ages 11–16, in Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire, 59 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 61%.

Open schools in Houghton Regis
1
Academies among open schools in Houghton Regis
0% (0)
Open schools in LU5
21
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135

Nearby schools

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

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    • Absence8.2%
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  • Houstone School

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  • Thornhill Primary School

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    • Absence6.3%
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  • Tithe Farm Primary School

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    • KS251%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM22.0%

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  • Chalton Lower School

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    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM9.2%

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Paul Green
Telephone
01582343878
Website
www.acb.beds.sch.uk

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