Wootton Upper School

State-Funded School

wootton-upper-school-bedford-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

BedfordLocal Authority

Mid BedfordshireConstituency

MK43 9HTPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Wootton Upper School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Bedford, East of England.

It currently serves 822 pupils. Wootton Upper School is part of Wootton Academy 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

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.81

Ethnicity

White

78%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

822

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 822
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Wootton Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
27 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
5 Dec 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.