Edward Peake CofE VC School
Potton Road, Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Federation Headteacher
- Miss Z J Linington
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 109694
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01767314562
About this school
Edward Peake CofE VC School is a Church of England voluntary controlled secondary school in Biggleswade. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 359 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 157 | 116 | 118 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 42% | 4% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 59% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 49% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 48% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Edward Peake CofE VC School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 548 |
| 2023/24 | 526 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edward Peake CofE VC School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7% | 26.3% | 359 | — |
| Stratton School | 38.9 | 10.2% | 21.4% | 917 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandy Secondary School | 40.8 | 8% | 20.2% | 1,259 | 3.3 miles |
| Henlow Church of England Academy | 42.7 | 8.4% | 18.5% | 599 | 4.6 miles |
| Samuel Whitbread Academy | 46.7 | 10.6% | 12.6% | 1,657 | 5.0 miles |
| The Knights Templar School | 48.5 | 6.5% | 20.7% | 1,375 | 8.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.34%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 18.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stratton School0.7 miles
Secondary · Biggleswade
-
Sandy Secondary School3.3 miles
Secondary · Sandy
-
Henlow Church of England Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Henlow
-
Samuel Whitbread Academy5.0 miles
Secondary · Shefford
-
The Knights Templar School8.0 miles
Secondary · Baldock
Other schools in Biggleswade
- Stratton School Secondary
- Biggleswade Academy Primary
- Caldecote Church of England Academy Primary
- Dunton CofE Junior School Primary
- Langford Village Academy Primary
- Lawnside Academy Primary
- Northill CofE Academy Primary
- Southill Lower School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Ivel Valley School & College Special schools
- OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Edward Peake CofE VC School teach?
- Edward Peake CofE VC School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Biggleswade.
- Who is the federation headteacher of Edward Peake CofE VC School?
- The federation headteacher of Edward Peake CofE VC School is Miss Z J Linington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Edward Peake CofE VC School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edward Peake CofE VC School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Edward Peake CofE VC School?
- Edward Peake CofE VC School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Edward Peake CofE VC School full?
- Edward Peake CofE VC School has capacity for 720 pupils and 359 on roll (50%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Edward Peake CofE VC School a faith school?
- Yes. Edward Peake CofE VC School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- How have Edward Peake CofE VC School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 4% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Edward Peake CofE VC School's absence rate?
- Edward Peake CofE VC School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edward Peake CofE VC School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edward Peake CofE VC School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.