Houstone School
About the school
Houstone 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
- 20 May 2025
- Published
- 26 June 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.1
- 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
- 55.70%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 41.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.10%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 65.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 27.10%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 28.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.16
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3.75
- 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
657
Girls
51.29%
Boys
48.71%
SEN support
12.18%
Education, health and care plan
3.65%
English as an additional language
34.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
29.38%
Overall absence
7.43
Persistent absence
23