20%
GCSE 9–4 · 2023/24
10%
GCSE 5+ · 2023/24
29.3
Attainment 8 · 2023/24
0%
EBacc entry · 2023/24
50.5
EBacc APS · 2023/24
102
Pupils · 2024/25
Closed school
This school is closed. The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2023/24. Some headline GCSE pass rates are not published for this independent school. Attainment 8 and other metrics are shown where DfE publishes them.
Local authorityShropshire
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeIndependent school
Pupil : teacher ratio—
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterProtestant
StatusClosed
Overview of Bedstone College · All-through · Shropshire
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2023/24 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
20%
-48pp
71%46%20%
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 20%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
10%
-37pp
57%34%10%
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 10%
Attainment 8
29.3
-17.0
53.741.529.3
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 29.3
EBacc entry
0%
0pp
79%40%0%
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 0%
EBacc APS
50.5
-16.0
146.296.647.0
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 50.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2023/24 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
34.9
+9.3
34.930.225.6
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 34.9
A-level value added
+0.17
+0.2-0.1-0.4
'17'18'19'24
'24 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
43%
+32pp
43%26%9%
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · 43%
Average A-level grade
C+
+1
C+CC-
'18'19'22'23'24
'24 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
102
Pupil : teacher ratio
—
EAL
—
FSM eligible
0%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
—
Persistent absence
—
Contact
Address
Bedstone, Bucknell, SY7 0BG
Local authority
Shropshire
Website
—
Telephone
—
Email
—
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 20% | 10% | 29.3 | Not published | 0% | 50.5 | 35% | 152 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 47% | 46.3 | Not published | 0% | 66.5 | 16% | 145 |
| 2021/22 | 67% | 33% | 41.8 | Not published | 50% | 47.0 | 50% | 137 |
| 2018/19 | 57% | 14% | 42.8 | Not published | 50% | 55.7 | 79% | 173 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 57% | 53.7 | Not published | 79% | 146.2 | 82% | 190 |
| 2016/17 | 64% | 36% | 46.9 | Not published | 59% | — | 82% | 183 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 34.9 | C+ | +0.17 | 43% | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 25.6 | C- | — | 11% | 15 |
| 2021/22 | 29.1 | C | — | 29% | 8 |
| 2018/19 | 26.7 | C- | -0.37 | 25% | 22 |
| 2017/18 | 25.7 | C- | -0.28 | 9% | 23 |
| 2016/17 | 21.8 | D+ | -0.34 | 10% | 22 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 102 | — | 27% | — | 0% | — | — |
| 2023/24 | 152 | — | 37% | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/23 | 145 | — | 23% | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/22 | 137 | — | 31% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020/21 | 117 | — | 25% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 173 | — | 13% | — | — | — | — |
| 2017/18 | 190 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016/17 | 183 | — | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.