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Mark Rutherford School

Secondary Academy school in Bedford MK41 8PX

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  • School Reference Number: 139160
  • Address: Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX
  • Headteacher: Headteacher Kelli Foster
  • Telephone: 01234 290200
  • Website: markrutherford.beds.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: MARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL TRUST
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,243
  • Local Education Authority: Bedford
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: January 2013* (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 14/06/2023

Rating published on 27/07/2023

Overall effectiveness: Requires Improvement

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
14 June 2023 28 July 2023 School inspection Requires Improvement
10 March 2020 11 May 2020 School inspection
3 March 2016 13 April 2016 Short inspection
4 January 2013 5 January 2013 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 Number139160
Local Authority Code822
Local Authority NameBedford
Establishment Number4085
School / College NameMark Rutherford School
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 date01-01-2013
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 provisionNo Nursery Classes
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 capacity1,243
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,259
Number of Boys633
Number of Girls626
Percentage Free School Meals22.00
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code3861
Academy trust or TrustMARK RUTHERFORD SCHOOL TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10039997
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date27-01-2025
StreetWentworth Drive
Locality
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeMK41 8PX
Websitehttp://www.markrutherford.beds.sch.uk/
Telephone01234290200
Headteacher/Principal titleHeadteacher
Headteacher/Principal first nameKelli
Headteacher/Principal last nameFoster
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 provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll22
Resourced provision capacity20
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE06000055
DistrictBedford
Ward CodeE05014509
WardPutnoe
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001084
Parliamentary ConstituencyBedford
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000055
Easting507184
Northing252374
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bedford 006
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bedford 006E
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
UPRN100081209737
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003621
LSOA CodeE01017533
Free School Meals241
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139160
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139160
LAESTAB8224085
School nameMark Rutherford School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/01/2013
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 constituencyBedford
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeMK41 8PX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils1,259
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 inspection10268045
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date14/06/2023
Publication date27/07/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139160
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8224085
School name at time of latest graded inspectionMark Rutherford School
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 developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection numberITS400192
Previous inspection start date14/11/2012
Previous publication date05/12/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection109674
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8224085
School name at time of previous graded inspectionMark Rutherford School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
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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