Marston Vale Middle School

State-Funded School

marston-vale-middle-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

Mid BedfordshireConstituency

MK43 9NHPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Marston Vale Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Bedford, East of England.

It currently serves 563 pupils. Marston Vale Middle School is part of Chiltern Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

563

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

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: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 563
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Chiltern Learning Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
13 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
17 Dec 2020	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.