Redborne Upper School and Community College

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Mid BedfordshireConstituency

MK45 2NUPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Redborne Upper School and Community College 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 1,657 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 44.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.89

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,657

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,657
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Dec 2017	Outstanding	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.