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Queen's Park Academy
Chestnut Avenue, Bedford MK40 4HA
Queen's Park Academy is an academy. It has about 450 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Advantage Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Elstow School, Laburnum Primary School, The Rushmere Park Academy, The Vale Academy and The Linden Academy.)
Particular strengths include Progress and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Representation.
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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all above average.
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite high.
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates are quite high and the incidence of persistent absence is very high.
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both very high.
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