Cedars Upper School | School performance

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

40%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

949.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,055

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

40%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

949.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,055

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

48.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

40%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

949.8

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,055

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Cedars Upper School · Secondary with sixth form · Central Bedfordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

78%

+9pp

80%74%68%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 78%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

50%

+5pp

58%50%42%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

Attainment 8

48.5

+4.6

53.448.643.9

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 48.5

EBacc entry

40%

-5pp

44%34%24%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40%

EBacc APS

949.8

+14.7

1180.71057.9935.1

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 949.8

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

35.6

+0.9

39.533.627.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 35.6

A-level value added

+0.11

+0.2

+0.1-0.1-0.3

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

21%

+1pp

21%15%9%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 21%

Average A-level grade

B-

BC+C-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,055

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

11%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE

Local authority

Central Bedfordshire

Website

http://www.cedarsupper.org.uk/

Telephone

01525219300

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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
2024/25	78%	50%	48.5	Not applicable	40%	949.8	51%	1,055
2023/24	69%	44%	43.9	-0.11	44%	935.1	54%	948
2022/23	68%	42%	46.4	+0.19	35%	1053.6	41%	1,007
2021/22	80%	58%	53.4	+0.34	32%	1053.8	51%	1,033
2018/19	68%	50%	49.1	+0.13	24%	1180.7	42%	1,105
2017/18	64%	48%	47.3	-0.06	41%	1081.7	49%	1,140
2016/17	70%	46%	47.0	-0.01	27%	—	42%	1,212

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	35.6	B-	+0.11	21%	126
2023/24	34.7	C+	-0.07	20%	130
2022/23	32.9	C+	—	16%	178
2021/22	39.5	B	—	21%	131
2018/19	27.6	C-	-0.35	9%	186
2017/18	32.2	C+	+0.14	19%	168
2016/17	30.1	C	-0.01	14%	170

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,055	26.2	11%	11%	15%	7%	19%
2023/24	948	21.2	13%	9%	16%	7%	20%
2022/23	1,007	20.5	14%	7%	15%	7%	22%
2021/22	1,033	20.7	12%	5%	17%	8%	22%
2020/21	1,019	20.4	9%	4%	12%	—	—
2018/19	1,105	17.0	14%	3%	12%	4%	7%
2017/18	1,140	17.2	14%	2%	14%	5%	11%
2016/17	1,212	17.7	14%	2%	15%	6%	15%