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Goldington Academy

Secondary Academy school in Bedford MK41 9BX

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  • School Reference Number: 136552
  • Address: Haylands Way, Bedford MK41 9BX
  • Principal: Mr Francis Galbraith
  • Telephone: 01234 261516
  • Website: goldington.beds.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Goldington Academy
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 750
  • Local Education Authority: Bedford
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 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 01/02/2022

Rating published on 17/03/2022

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
1 February 2022 18 March 2022 School inspection Good
21 June 2016 8 September 2016 Short inspection
8 November 2012 28 November 2012 Full inspection Good
14 February 2012 18 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 Number136552
Local Authority Code822
Local Authority NameBedford
Establishment Number4000
School / College NameGoldington 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 date01-04-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity750
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils929
Number of Boys472
Number of Girls457
Percentage Free School Meals20.20
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code3197
Academy trust or TrustGOLDINGTON ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorGoldington Academy
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10033281
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date28-01-2025
StreetHaylands Way
Locality
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeMK41 9BX
Websitehttp://www.goldington.beds.sch.uk
Telephone01234261516
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameFrancis
Headteacher/Principal last nameGalbraith
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
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 CodeE05014497
WardDe Parys
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001084
Parliamentary ConstituencyBedford
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000055
Easting506574
Northing250711
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bedford 007
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bedford 007A
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
UPRN100081209847
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003622
LSOA CodeE01017488
Free School Meals188
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136552
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136552
LAESTAB8224000
School nameGoldington Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/04/2011
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityBedford
Parliamentary constituencyBedford
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UID16188
Academy sponsor nameGoldington Academy
PostcodeMK41 9BX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils929
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
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 inspection10210940
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date01/02/2022
Publication date17/03/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136552
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8224000
School name at time of latest graded inspectionGoldington Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS395534
Previous inspection start date08/11/2012
Previous publication date28/11/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136552
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8224000
School name at time of previous graded inspectionGoldington 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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