Harlington Upper School
About the school
Harlington Upper School is an open secondary school in Central Bedfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 3 October 2023
- Published
- 14 January 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 47.8
- Central Bedfordshire
- 43.6
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Central Bedfordshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.40%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 41.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.60%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 65.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 33.70%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 28.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.22
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.41
AAB or better
- School
- 17.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1198
Girls
48.83%
Boys
51.17%
SEN support
10.43%
Education, health and care plan
2.42%
English as an additional language
4.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.91%
Overall absence
7.77
Persistent absence
19.59
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
305
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
122
Sustained education or employment
86%
Higher education
52%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
25%