Wixams Academy | School performance

74%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

713.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

933

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

74%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

713.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

933

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

74%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

52%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

47.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

51%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

713.2

EBacc APS · 2024/25

933

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBedford

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Wixams Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Bedford

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How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

74%

+4pp

74%72%70%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 74%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

52%

+3pp

52%51%49%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52%

Attainment 8

47.5

+1.4

47.847.046.1

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 47.5

EBacc entry

51%

+7pp

51%37%23%

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 51%

EBacc APS

713.2

+15.5

713.2602.6492.0

'22'23'24'25

'25 · 713.2

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

25.1

-0.2

25.325.225.1

'24'25

'25 · 25.1

A-level value added

-0.17

-0.2-0.2-0.2

'24'25

'25 · -0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-6pp

10%7%4%

'24'25

'25 · 4%

Average A-level grade

C-

C-C-C-

'24'25

'25 · C-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

933

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

21%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, MK42 6BA

Local authority

Bedford

Website

https://www.wixamsacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01234608950

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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	74%	52%	47.5	Not applicable	51%	713.2	66%	933
2023/24	70%	50%	46.1	+0.23	44%	697.7	50%	926
2022/23	72%	51%	47.6	+0.19	50%	492.0	56%	802
2021/22	73%	49%	47.8	+0.14	23%	493.0	52%	718
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	226
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	112
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	25.1	C-	-0.17	4%	47
2023/24	25.3	C-	-0.19	10%	40
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	933	18.5	14%	17%	21%	10%	28%
2023/24	926	16.8	15%	17%	19%	8%	25%
2022/23	802	17.0	14%	16%	17%	8%	22%
2021/22	718	17.7	13%	14%	19%	8%	24%
2020/21	562	16.4	20%	14%	21%	—	—
2018/19	226	17.7	18%	13%	24%	4%	10%
2017/18	—	18.1	—	—	—	5%	14%