Biddenham International School and Sports College, Bedford

In 2026, pupils at Biddenham International School and Sports College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Bedford and 47 across England.

35% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Bedford and 47% in England.

That is down from 42.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.12: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.1, against 44.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 10.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Art and Design and Combined Science.

For September 2026 entry, 267 families put Biddenham International School and Sports College as their first choice and 624 named it as one of their preferences, for 252 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 22 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Biddenham International School and Sports College are Bedford Free School (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 51); Daubeney Academy (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 46.1); Castle Newnham School (1.8 miles); and Kempston Academy (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.4).

Biddenham International School and Sports College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

120 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Biddenham International School and Sports College (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 62% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (62%).

Of the 192 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college and 1% into work.

Of the 97 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 36% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 31% into work. 9% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

35.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 48.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (49%), White British (16%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 96 pupils (6.8%) received SEN support and 47 (3.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Biddenham International School and Sports College had 123 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Bedford Rail Station, about 1200 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Biddenham International School (in), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Biddenham International School and Sports College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 280 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bedford (136), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Biddenham International School and Sports College issued 83 suspensions, 6.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 4 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Biddenham International School and Sports College are St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School (0.2 miles), Westfield Primary School (0.2 miles), Queen's Park Academy (0.3 miles) and St James' CofE Academy (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.