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Marston Vale Middle School

Bedford, MK43 9NHSecondaryAges 9–13MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Oct 2024
Progress 8
No data
Applications / places
N/A
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Ranking
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About Marston Vale Middle School

Marston Vale Middle School is a state-funded secondary school in Bedford, East of England, for pupils aged 9 to 13 for boys and girls. DfE data records 563 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 609.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (8 Oct 2024).

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range9 to 13 years
GenderMixed
AddressThe Crescent, Stewartby, Bedford, Bedford, MK43 9NH
HeadteacherMr Simon Wathen
Local AuthorityBedford
Number of Pupils563
Free School Meals (FSM)22.2%
School Capacity563 / 609 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 13 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

Source: marstonvalemiddle.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Marston Vale Middle School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.