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Edward Peake CofE VC School

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Central Bedfordshire · Biggleswade · SG18 0EJ www.edwardpeake.beds.sch.uk

Pupils
410
cap. 720
Ages
11 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
4%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
410
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
4%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
410
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhaseAll-through
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio12.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Edward Peake CofE VC School · All-through · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
4%
-38pp
48%26%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
1%1%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
4%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
53%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
57%
SPAG higher standard
9%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
410
Pupil : teacher ratio
12.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Potton Road, Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/254%0%64%24%4%0%53%12%70%57%103.0100.0101.029%410
2023/2442%0%59%18%56%0%49%5%68%48%102.099.099.022%526
2022/2348%1%64%25%62%1%55%17%73%59%103.0101.0102.0-1.80-2.20-3.5024%548
2018/1927%1%55%11%35%1%54%10%63%51%100.0100.099.0-3.80-7.60-4.4026%519
2017/1843%1%52%20%68%2%50%15%67%50%101.0100.0101.0-3.10-2.20-2.6019%470
2016/1736%0%61%17%43%1%63%9%62%55%101.0100.0101.0-1.80-4.80-3.1022%445

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/25Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot applicableNot publishedNot publishedNot published410

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541014.429%9%26%7%19%
2023/245268.822%7%25%7%19%
2022/2354818.424%4%25%8%24%
2021/2257018.522%3%25%8%24%
2020/2154618.719%3%25%
2018/1951920.326%3%22%5%12%
2017/1847019.019%4%24%5%10%
2016/1744517.222%4%24%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.