Wixams Academy

State-Funded School

wixams-academy-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

Mid BedfordshireConstituency

MK42 6BAPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Wixams Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Bedford, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 903 pupils. Wixams Academy is part of KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 5 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.25

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

16%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

903

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 903
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 May 2022	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement	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.