Vandyke Upper School
About the school
Vandyke 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
- 24 January 2024
- Published
- 6 March 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 48.2
- 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
- 48.00%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 41.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 71.00%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 65.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 24.70%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 28.00%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.16
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.96
AAB or better
- School
- 14.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1507
Girls
49.10%
Boys
50.90%
SEN support
5.64%
Education, health and care plan
4.25%
English as an additional language
5.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.08%
Overall absence
7.83
Persistent absence
20.69
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
374
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
87%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
178
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
46%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
34%