Wixams Academy
Green Lane, Bedford, MK42 6BA
903 pupils · 52% of 1,750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 5 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 51.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 154 | 246 | 164 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 145 | 132 | 188 | 140 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 173 | 155 | 239 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 178 | 155 | 233 | 178 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 138 | 195 | 283 | 138 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 129 | 194 | 287 | 129 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 139 | 184 | 297 | 139 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 110 | 230 | 299 | 110 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Daubeney Academy 3.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bedford Academy 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kempston Academy 3.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Wootton Academy 5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bedford Free School 5 km · Outstanding (2020) · previous system
- Biddenham International School and Sports College 5.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.