Redborne Upper School and Community College, Bedford

In its own words: "A large percentage of our Sixth Form go on to university and we have supported many successful applications to Oxbridge. We were graded "good" in our Ofsted inspection in July 2024, with many positive comments being made by the inspection team."

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Redborne Upper School and Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.7 in Central Bedfordshire and 47 across England.

46% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Central Bedfordshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 46.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.08: pupils made about 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 31.1, against 48.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Business Studies and Geography.

For September 2025 entry, 406 families put Redborne Upper School and Community College as their first choice and 543 named it as one of their preferences, for 379 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 29 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Redborne Upper School and Community College are Alameda Middle School (0.7 miles, Good); Woodland Middle School Academy (1.1 miles, Good); Marston Vale Middle School (3.4 miles, Requires improvement); and Harlington Upper School (3.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1).

Redborne Upper School and Community College is one of 10 schools run by The Pyramid Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 392 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 36% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 203 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 53% went on to university or other higher education, 5% to apprenticeships and 25% into work. 17% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 175 pupils (10.6%) received SEN support and 57 (3.4%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Flitwick Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Linden Row (nw-bound), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Redborne Upper School and Community College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Redborne Upper School and Community College issued 144 suspensions, 9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Redborne Upper School and Community College are The Firs Lower School (0.5 miles), Russell Lower School (0.6 miles), Templefield Lower School (1 mile) and Kingsmoor Lower School (1.1 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.