Daubeney Academy

State-Funded School

daubeney-academy-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

BedfordConstituency

MK42 7PSPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Daubeney Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Bedford, East of England.

It currently serves 576 pupils. Daubeney Academy is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.34

Ethnicity

White

45%

Asian

22%

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

576

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

37%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 576
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
7 Sept 2025	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
27 Apr 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
6 Jun 2016	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.