Robert Bloomfield Academy
Bloomfield Drive, Shefford, SG17 5BU
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Mr John Linehan
- Sponsor
- Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 960
- Pupils on roll
- 962
- URN
- 136713
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462628800
About this school
Robert Bloomfield Academy is a middle academy in Shefford. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 962 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 269 | 240 | 237 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 51% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 72% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 61% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 62% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Robert Bloomfield Academy 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 | 54% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 992 |
| 2023/24 | 985 |
| 2024/25 | 974 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robert Bloomfield Academy compares
Robert Bloomfield Academy ranked 35th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 962 | — |
| Etonbury Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 15.9% | 1,158 | 4.2 miles |
| Pix Brook Academy | 60% | 5.7% | 13.1% | 1,011 | 4.8 miles |
| Arnold Academy | 60% | 6.1% | 11.9% | 704 | 6.0 miles |
| Alameda Middle School | 51% | 6.2% | 11.9% | 720 | 6.7 miles |
| Woodland Middle School Academy | 39% | 5.6% | 16.4% | 645 | 7.1 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)
- 14.27%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.27%
- Persistent absence
- 11.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Etonbury Academy4.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Arlesey
-
Pix Brook Academy4.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stotfold
-
Arnold Academy6.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford
-
Alameda Middle School6.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford
-
Woodland Middle School Academy7.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford
Other schools in Shefford
- Campton Academy Primary
- Meppershall Church of England Academy Primary
- Shefford Lower School Primary
- Samuel Whitbread Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Robert Bloomfield Academy teach?
- Robert Bloomfield Academy teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Shefford.
- Who is the principal of Robert Bloomfield Academy?
- The principal of Robert Bloomfield Academy is Mr John Linehan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Robert Bloomfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Robert Bloomfield Academy, 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 Robert Bloomfield Academy?
- Robert Bloomfield Academy has 962 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Robert Bloomfield Academy full?
- Robert Bloomfield Academy has capacity for 960 pupils and 962 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Robert Bloomfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Robert Bloomfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Robert Bloomfield Academy?
- Robert Bloomfield Academy is part of BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Robert Bloomfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Robert Bloomfield Academy rank locally?
- Robert Bloomfield Academy ranked 35th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Robert Bloomfield Academy's absence rate?
- Robert Bloomfield Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Robert Bloomfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robert Bloomfield Academy'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 1 July 2026.