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Sharnbrook Academy

Secondary Academy school in Bedford MK44 1JL

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  • School Reference Number: 136470
  • Address: Odell Road, Sharnbrook, Bedford MK44 1JL
  • Head of School: Mrs Clare Raku
  • Telephone: 01234 782211
  • Website: sharnbrook.academy
  • Managing Organisation: Meridian Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,950
  • Local Education Authority: Bedford
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: February 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 21/06/2022

Rating published on 06/11/2022

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
21 June 2022 7 November 2022 School inspection Requires Improvement
30 March 2017 2 May 2017 Short inspection
1 May 2013 23 May 2013 Full inspection Good
14 February 2012 16 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136470
Local Authority Code822
Local Authority NameBedford
Establishment Number5402
School / College NameSharnbrook Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-02-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,950
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,670
Number of Boys850
Number of Girls820
Percentage Free School Meals11.60
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code2526
Academy trust or TrustMERIDIAN TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorMeridian Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10032988
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date21-01-2025
StreetOdell Road
LocalitySharnbrook
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeMK44 1JL
Websitehttps://sharnbrook.academy/
Telephone01234782211
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameClare
Headteacher/Principal last nameRaku
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHead of School
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE06000055
DistrictBedford
Ward CodeE05014514
WardSharnbrook
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001384
Parliamentary ConstituencyNorth Bedfordshire
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE06000055
Easting498653
Northing259315
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bedford 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bedford 001D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code820
Previous local authorityPre LGR (2009) Bedfordshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100080996327
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003616
LSOA CodeE01017545
Free School Meals153
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136470
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136470
LAESTAB8225402
School nameSharnbrook Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/02/2011
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityBedford
Parliamentary constituencyNorth Bedfordshire
Multi-academy trust UID2526
Multi-academy trust nameMERIDIAN TRUST
Academy sponsor UID2525
Academy sponsor nameMeridian Trust
PostcodeMK44 1JL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils1,670
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10211214
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date21/06/2022
Publication date06/11/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136470
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8225402
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSharnbrook Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessRequires Improvement
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS413326
Previous inspection start date01/05/2013
Previous publication date01/06/2013
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136470
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8225402
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSharnbrook Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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