Goldington Academy

Term dates

We haven't checked Bedford's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 272 families put this school as their first choice, and 182 places were offered. 182 of the families who put it first got a place (67%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 12 May 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Strong standard

Curriculum and teaching

Strong standard

Achievement

Strong standard

Attendance and behaviour

Strong standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Strong standard

Leadership and governance

Strong standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 1 February 2022. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

958 (capacity 750)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

GOLDINGTON ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01234261516

Address

Haylands Way, Bedford, MK41 9BX

Website

goldington.beds.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports