Lincroft Academy

About Lincroft Academy

Lincroft Academy’s Progress 8 score of 0.4 places it comfortably above the Bedford local authority average of 0.24, marking it as a school where pupils make significantly more academic progress than their peers across the borough. This places the school fourth out of 14 secondary schools in Bedford, putting it in the top quartile nationally. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 51.4 is strong, and 80.9% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, a figure that drops to 58.8% when looking at grade 5 or above. The EBacc average point score sits at 4.44, though only 21.1% of pupils entered the EBacc combination of subjects. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2024 judged it Good across all graded areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2022.

Drilling into the Progress 8 breakdown, the strongest subject area is maths, where the school achieves a progress score of 0.62, well above the national average. English and EBacc subjects also show positive progress, at 0.28 and 0.43 respectively. The open element, covering other GCSE subjects, sits at 0.29. The school’s progress 8 banding is classified as Above average, and its national ranking places it in the top 20% of all schools in England. In the East of England region, Lincroft ranks 68th out of 350 schools. Parent feedback from the most recent survey period (September 2024 to September 2025) shows 78% of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that their child is happy at the school, and 81% agreeing that their child feels safe. However, only 51% agreed that concerns are dealt with properly, and 53% agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need.

Lincroft Academy is a non-selective, mixed secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16, with no sixth form. It has a capacity of 1,000 and currently houses 931 pupils. The school was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, receiving 272 applications for 181 places, with 159 first-preference offers made — a ratio of 1.5 applications per place. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 14.1%. Facilities include tennis courts, a theatre, science labs, art studios, a gymnasium, and an ICT suite. The school offers a wide range of clubs and activities, including Model UN, Debate, Coding, Young Enterprise, DofE, and an Orchestra. Its SEND provisions cover a broad spectrum, including support for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, as well as a resourced provision. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic progress in a state secondary, particularly those who value maths outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer.

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