Lincroft Academy

State-Funded School

lincroft-academy-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

North BedfordshireConstituency

MK43 7REPostcode

6.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

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

It currently serves 923 pupils. Lincroft Academy is part of MERIDIAN TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.98

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

12%

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

10%

Pupils

923

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 923
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: MERIDIAN TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jan 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
12 May 2022	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
20 Sept 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.