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Redborne Upper School and Community College
Redborne Upper School and Community College is a mixed secondary academy in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire Council, teaching 1,657 pupils aged 13 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in July 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.6 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 2 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Redborne Upper School and Community College.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Redborne Upper School and Community College.
- 1 Training day
- 2 First day of term for Years 9 & 12
- 3 First day of term for Years 10, 11 & 13
- 27–31 Autumn Half-term holiday
- 3 Training day
- 28 Training day
- 1 Training day
- 19 Last day of Autumn term
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 First day of Spring term
- 16–20 Spring Half-term holiday
- 27 Last day of Spring term
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 First day of Summer term
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half-term holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Last day of Summer term
- 18 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Training day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- First day of term for Years 9 & 12 Sep 2, 2025 Term
- First day of term for Years 10, 11 & 13 Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half-term holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Training day Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Training day Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Training day Dec 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Last day of Autumn term Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- First day of Spring term Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Half-term holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Spring term Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- First day of Summer term Apr 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half-term holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Summer term Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 18 - early Sep, 2026 Holiday
- 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, 2026 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2026 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Redborne Upper School and Community College with Central Bedfordshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.6 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 33.17 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 22% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 91% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
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 Redborne Upper School and Community College. 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 Redborne Upper School and Community College than to any other secondary 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.