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Robert Bloomfield Academy

Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5BU ·

Ofsted:Outstanding in all areas· 2025
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At a glance

A state secondary academy for ages 9–13 in Shefford. Ofsted inspection (February 2025): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). No comparable results are published for this school.

Ages
9–13
Pupils
962
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Academy trust
BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
Headteacher
Mr John Linehan
Opened
May 2011

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 11 Feb 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 237 pupils

Expected standard
42%
Reading, writing & maths
Higher standard
3%
Reading, writing & maths
Reading score
103
Average scaled score
Maths score
102
Average scaled score
This school
42%
Central Bedfordshire
50%
England
62%

Expected standard over time

KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
974
Capacity
960
100% full
Girls / boys
51/49
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)14.3%
  • English as an additional language1.5%
  • SEN support15.1%
  • Education, Health and Care plan5.3%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.
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