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Arnold Academy

Middle deemed secondary Academy school in Bedford MK45 4JZ

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  • School Reference Number: 136829
  • Address: Hexton Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford MK45 4JZ
  • Headteacher: Headteacher Peter Roberts
  • Telephone: 01582 616400
  • Website: arnoldacademy.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Middle deemed secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 720
  • Local Education Authority: Central Bedfordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 9 to 13
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: July 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 23/05/2023

Rating published on 09/07/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
23 May 2023 10 July 2023 School inspection Good
12 July 2017 27 September 2017 Short inspection
17 December 2013 4 February 2014 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 Number136829
Local Authority Code823
Local Authority NameCentral Bedfordshire
Establishment Number4040
School / College NameArnold 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 date01-07-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 5
Phase of educationMiddle deemed secondary
Age range Low9
Age range High13
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 capacity720
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils694
Number of Boys349
Number of Girls345
Percentage Free School Meals12.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code17427
Academy trust or TrustTHE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10034092
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetHexton Road
LocalityBarton-le-Clay
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeMK45 4JZ
Websitehttp://www.arnoldacademy.org.uk
Telephone01582616400
Headteacher/Principal titleHeadteacher
Headteacher/Principal first namePeter
Headteacher/Principal last nameRoberts
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
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 provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll12
Resourced provision capacity6
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE06000056
DistrictCentral Bedfordshire
Ward CodeE05014397
WardBarton-le-Clay & Silsoe
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001359
Parliamentary ConstituencyMid Bedfordshire
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE06000056
Easting508647
Northing230610
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Central Bedfordshire 018
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Central Bedfordshire 018B
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
UPRN10000860662
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003636
LSOA CodeE01017559
Free School Meals84
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136829
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136829
LAESTAB8234040
School nameArnold Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/07/2011
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 authorityCentral Bedfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyMid Bedfordshire
Multi-academy trust UID17427
Multi-academy trust nameTHE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeMK45 4JZ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile1
Total number of pupils694
Statutory lowest ageN/A
Statutory highest age13
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 inspection10255078
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date23/05/2023
Publication date09/07/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136829
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8234040
School name at time of latest graded inspectionArnold 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 developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS413080
Previous inspection start date17/12/2013
Previous publication date04/02/2014
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136829
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8234040
School name at time of previous graded inspectionArnold 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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