Marston Vale Middle School

Secondary · Bedford · MK43 9NH · URN 145861

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-10-08Cohort 563

Exam results

No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bedford · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Secondary classes
22.5 pupils per class

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Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
5.5% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
22.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
10.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
12.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
12% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
18.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
54% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
63.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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