Cedars Upper School

State-Funded School

cedars-upper-school-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardConstituency

LU7 2AEPostcode

7.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Cedars Upper School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,135 pupils. Cedars Upper School is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.32

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,135

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,135
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Nov 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.