Secondary school

Stratton School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • SG18 8JB
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,729 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 84%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 62%62%2016/17: top 76%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 73%2021/22: top 59%59% · 2021/222022/23: top 83%2023/24: top 84%2024/25: top 84%No exams

A-level results

#220 of 273 East of England sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East of England

Attainment 838.9 · East of England 45.92/10 Well below East of England−25.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths29.6% · East of England 44.9%2/10 Well below East of England−16.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.42 · East of England 4.012/10 Well below East of England−26.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.17 · East of England −0.024/10 Below+18 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry29.04 · East of England 33.163/10 Below−7.1 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.5 · 281 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 41.4 · 258 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 41.3 · 241 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 41.9 · 271 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 46.6 · 253 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 39.1 · 205 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 38.6 · 199 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 38.9 · 203 pupils · East of England 45.8548.538.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 28% · 258 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 28% · 241 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 32% · 271 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 41% · 253 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 29% · 205 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 26.1% · 199 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 29.6% · 203 pupils · East of England 44.9%41%26.1%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29.73 · 154 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 29.4 · 141 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 27.75 · 161 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 28.37 · 104 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: 32.7 · 65 pupils · East of England 36.152022/23: 27.71 · 71 pupils · East of England 32.282023/24: 29.02 · 97 pupils · East of England 32.652024/25: 29.04 · 58 pupils · East of England 33.1632.727.71No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.5%
131 of 133 who put it first
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st133131
2nd690
3rd220

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2018Requires improvement
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026917
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.4%
First language not English5.7%
SEN support6.5%
EHC plan4.6%
Absence (sessions missed)10.2%
Persistently absent pupils29.7%

Girls 48.6%Boys 51.4%

69.5% full · 1,320 places · 134 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 117 responses (11.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school76.1% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school84.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved66.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 64.1% not applicable61.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year55.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.1% not applicable73.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.6% who said Yes above62.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school76.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing75.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school88% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent78.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.0
Pupils per adult11.4
  • Classroom teachers 46.1
  • Leadership 7.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.5
  • Other support 32.9

Teachers 53.9 FTE · Whole workforce 101.3 · 134 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,357
Spend per pupil£7,420
Staff spend per pupil£5,646
Reserve per pupil−£440
  • −£434,000revenue reserve
  • +£924,000in-year balance

Grants £8,129 · self-generated £228 · premises £458 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: MERIDIAN TRUST (30 academies) · trust reserve £13,717,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

199 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.5%
  • Education84.4%
  • Apprenticeship3.5%
  • Employment3.5%
  • Not sustained4.5%
  • Unknown4%

After sixth form (16–18)

118 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained87.3%
  • Education44.9%
  • Higher education43.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.4%
  • Employment39%
  • Not sustained7.6%
  • Unknown5.1%