Castle Newnham School
About the school
Castle Newnham School is an open secondary school in Bedford.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 April 2024
- Published
- 18 June 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 42.7
- Bedford
- 44.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bedford
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 34.20%
- Bedford
- 43.70%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 62.40%
- Bedford
- 64.60%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 87.90%
- Bedford
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.16
- Bedford
- 3.89
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
750
Girls
50.67%
Boys
49.33%
SEN support
12.67%
Education, health and care plan
6.27%
English as an additional language
21.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
20.13%
Overall absence
7.56
Persistent absence
23.67
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
148
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
84%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
7%