73%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
48%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
34%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
752.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
931
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 23/02/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBedford
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Lincroft Academy · Secondary · Bedford
Part ofMERIDIAN TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
73%
-8pp
82%66%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
48%
-11pp
67%42%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
Attainment 8
45.0
-6.4
55.041.427.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.0
EBacc entry
34%
+13pp
34%17%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
EBacc APS
752.0
-154.1
906.2460.615.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 752.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
931
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Station Road, Oakley, Bedford, MK43 7RE
Local authority
Bedford
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | 45% | 694 |
| 2017/18 | 57% | 9% | 73% | 27% | 85% | 29% | 66% | 16% | 92% | 76% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | -2.30 | +0.20 | -3.30 | 44% | 698 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 12% | 80% | 27% | 79% | 15% | 80% | 26% | 88% | 81% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | -1.20 | -2.20 | -1.90 | 33% | 880 |
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 | 73% | 48% | 45.0 | Not applicable | 34% | 752.0 | 34% | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 59% | 51.4 | +0.40 | 21% | 906.2 | 21% | 959 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 49% | 47.5 | +0.31 | 31% | 794.3 | 32% | 1,007 |
| 2021/22 | 82% | 67% | 55.0 | +0.41 | 32% | 836.1 | 42% | 993 |
| 2018/19 | 50% | 17% | 27.8 | -1.34 | 0% | 15.0 | 33% | 694 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | 698 |
| 2016/17 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | 880 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 931 | 19.0 | 14% | 8% | 15% | 8% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 959 | 18.5 | 15% | 9% | 13% | 8% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 1,007 | 17.7 | 12% | 8% | 14% | 8% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 993 | 18.0 | 13% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 945 | 17.5 | 14% | 10% | 13% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 694 | 15.8 | 45% | 7% | 14% | 4% | 10% |
| 2017/18 | 698 | 15.5 | 44% | 8% | 14% | 4% | 7% |
| 2016/17 | 880 | 19.7 | 33% | 6% | 14% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.