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Wixams Academy

Secondary Free school in Bedford MK42 6BA

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  • School Reference Number: 144595
  • Address: Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford MK42 6BA
  • Headteacher: Mr Nathaniel Wilson
  • Telephone: 01234 608950
  • Website: wixamsacademy.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Knowledge Schools Trust
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 824
  • Local Education Authority: Bedford
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 19
  • Active From: September 2017*

* 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.

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 05/03/2024

Rating published on 09/06/2024

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
5 March 2024 10 June 2024 School inspection Requires Improvement
29 March 2022 24 May 2022 School inspection Requires Improvement

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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 Number144595
Local Authority Code822
Local Authority NameBedford
Establishment Number4005
School / College NameWixams Academy
Establishment Type Code35
Establishment typeFree schools
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code99
Reason establishment opened
Open date01-09-2017
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High19
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 ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code9
Admissons policy
School capacity824
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils926
Number of Boys450
Number of Girls476
Percentage Free School Meals18.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5271
Academy trust or TrustKNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorKnowledge Schools Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10064991
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetGreen Lane
LocalityWixams
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeMK42 6BA
Websitehttps://www.wixamsacademy.co.uk
Telephone01234608950
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameNathaniel
Headteacher/Principal last nameWilson
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
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 CodeE05014516
WardWixams & Wilstead
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001359
Parliamentary ConstituencyMid Bedfordshire
Urban/Rural CodeE1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural village
GSS LA CodeE06000055
Easting505015
Northing244336
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Bedford 022
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Bedford 022C
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 Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10093202084
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02007011
LSOA CodeE01034433
Free School Meals155
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN144595
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/144595
LAESTAB8224005
School nameWixams Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFree School
School open date01/09/2017
Admissions policyUnknown
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityBedford
Parliamentary constituencyMid Bedfordshire
Multi-academy trust UID5271
Multi-academy trust nameKNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy sponsor UID5270
Academy sponsor nameKnowledge Schools Trust
PostcodeMK42 6BA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils926
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age19
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 inspection10318641
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date05/03/2024
Publication date09/06/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection144595
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8224005
School name at time of latest graded inspectionWixams Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
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 number10212073
Previous inspection start date29/03/2022
Previous publication date23/05/2022
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection144595
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8224005
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWixams Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFree School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationGood
Previous behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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