Biggleswade Academy
Biggleswade Academy is a mixed primary academy in Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire Council, teaching 839 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in May 2024. In 2024–2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 23 April 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Biggleswade Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Biggleswade Academy.
- 23–30 Summer Term 2025
- 1–31 Summer Term 2025
- 26–30 Summer Half Term 2025
- 1–30 Summer Term 2025
- 1–22 Summer Term 2025
- 1 Inset Day
- 2 Inset Day
- 3–30 Autumn Term 2025
- 1–31 Autumn Term 2025
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term 2025
- 1–30 Autumn Term 2025
- 3 Inset Day
- 1–19 Autumn Term 2025
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Inset Day
- 6–31 Spring Term 2026
- 1–28 Spring Term 2026
- 16–20 Spring Half Term 2026
- 1–27 Spring Term 2026
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13–30 Summer Term 2026
- 1–31 Summer Term 2026
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term 2026
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term 2026
- 1–17 Summer Term 2026
- 20 Inset Day
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Summer Term 2025 Apr 23, 2025 - Jul 22, 2025 Term
- Summer Half Term 2025 May 26, 2025 - May 30, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term 2025 Sep 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term 2025 Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Spring Term 2026 Jan 6, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 2026 Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2026 Apr 13, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term 2026 May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 28, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 23, 2026 - Sep 2, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Biggleswade Academy with Central Bedfordshire Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 57% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
Attendance 12.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Central Bedfordshire Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Biggleswade Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Biggleswade Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.