Biddenham Upper School and Sports College is a Foundation School located in Bedford, Bedfordshire, teaching Secondary students aged between 13 and 18 years of age.
The school operates under the Bedford local authority.
Biddenham Upper School and Sports College was inspected by Ofsted on 22 September 2010.
School Location
School Information
School name | Biddenham Upper School and Sports College |
Headteacher | Mr Mike Berrill |
Number of pupils | 1042 |
Type of school | Foundation School |
Phase of education | Secondary |
Ages | 13 - 18 |
Local authority | Bedford |
Parliamentary constituency | North East Bedfordshire |
Local Information
Ofsted Report
How good is this school?
Good - Biddenham Upper School and Sports College is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Behaviour and safety of pupils:
Outstanding - Biddenham Upper School and Sports College is an outstanding school, highly effective in delivering outcomes that provide exceptionally well for pupils' needs. This school ensures that their pupils are very well equipped for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Overall leadership and management grade:
Good - Biddenham Upper School and Sports College is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
Overall quality of the teaching provided:
Good - Biddenham Upper School and Sports College is a good school, effective in delivering outcomes that provide well for all its pupils' needs. Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment.
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Biddenham Upper School and Sports College | Ofsted Report |
Inspection Start Date | 22 September 2010 |
Inspection End Date | 23 September 2010 |
Inspection Type | S5 Inspection |
Overall | 2 - Good |
Achievement | 2 - Good |
Behaviour & Safety | 1 - Outstanding |
Quality of Teaching | 2 - Good |
Leadership & Management | 2 - Good |
Category of Concern | |
Warning Notice | 1 |
Full Ofsted Report
You can view the full report by clicking on the Ofsted website athttp://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/114884.
About Ofsted Reports
Ofsted carry out full regulatory inspections of schools and educational institutions throughout England. Reporting to the UK government, Ofsted are both impartial and independent, and inspect institutions that care for young people and children, as well as organisations that provide education or skills for people of all ages.
Ofsted inspects education providers, children's services and organisations that provide education or skills. One or more Ofsted inspectors visit a provider to inspect the quality of teaching, the levels of achievement that pupils achieve, the behaviour of those who are in attendance, and the effectiveness of teaching that schools provide to their pupils.
A typical Ofsted report will contain information about how well their inspectors think that a school is performing, as well as ways that it can improve certain areas. It also includes data on how well students are performing, both in their general education and their well-being. In addition, Ofsted inspectors will include feedback from parents and carers about their views and opinions of the school.
In order to produce a useful tool for improvement, inspectors will give a school an overall grade for how good they think a school is:
- Grade 1 - Outstanding
- Grade 2 - Good
- Grade 3 - Requires improvement
- Grade 4 - Inadequate
Should a school be judged as 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate', then the Ofsted report will explain why the grade was given, as well as ways how the school can improve their grade.
Other Resources
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Department for Education performance tables
Full school performance tables for Biddenham Upper School and Sports College, including year-on-year comparisons, KS4 exam results, pupil progress, exam entries, vocational and academic progress for attending pupils at this school/establishment.
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Edubase School Data
School characteristics, SEN/PRU characteristics, quality indicators and school census data (number and age of boys/girls etc) from the Department for Education's EduBase, providing information on compulsory, higher & further education.
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Ofsted Parent View
How happy are children and pupils at Biddenham Upper School and Sports College? How safe do parents think this school is? Does this school deal with bullying effectively? 'Parent View' gives you the opinions of parents of children at this school.
Ofsted Parent View
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