Woodland Middle School Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford · MK45 1NP
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 17 May 2023
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645 pupils · 90% of 720 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 3.7% of pupils
- SEN support
- 9.1% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 6.9% of pupils
- URN
- 136560
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
170 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 16 May 2023: School remains Good
- 17 May 2017: Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.