Stratton School
Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8JB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Farmer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Meridian Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,320
- Pupils on roll
- 917
- URN
- 137886
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01767220000
About this school
Stratton School is a secondary academy in Biggleswade. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 917 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 205 | 199 | 203 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | 38.6 | 38.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.33 -0.52 to -0.13 | -0.17 -0.37 to +0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 26.1% | 29.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 49.7% | 54.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 39% | 31.2% | 28.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stratton 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 | 39.1 | 41.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 38.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9 | 42.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 832 |
| 2023/24 | 782 |
| 2024/25 | 986 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stratton School compares
Stratton School ranked 13th of 14 secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.9 | 10.2% | 21.4% | 917 | — |
| Edward Peake CofE VC School | — | 7% | 26.3% | 359 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandy Secondary School | 40.8 | 8% | 20.2% | 1,259 | 3.9 miles |
| Henlow Church of England Academy | 42.7 | 8.4% | 18.5% | 599 | 4.0 miles |
| Samuel Whitbread Academy | 46.7 | 10.6% | 12.6% | 1,657 | 4.5 miles |
| The Knights Templar School | 48.5 | 6.5% | 20.7% | 1,375 | 7.3 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)
- 21.36%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.15%
- Persistent absence
- 29.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edward Peake CofE VC School0.7 miles
Secondary · Biggleswade
-
Sandy Secondary School3.9 miles
Secondary · Sandy
-
Henlow Church of England Academy4.0 miles
Secondary · Henlow
-
Samuel Whitbread Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Shefford
-
The Knights Templar School7.3 miles
Secondary · Baldock
Other schools in Biggleswade
- Edward Peake CofE VC 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 Stratton School teach?
- Stratton School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Biggleswade.
- Who is the headteacher of Stratton School?
- The headteacher of Stratton School is Mr Sam Farmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stratton School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stratton 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 Stratton School?
- Stratton School has 917 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Stratton School full?
- Stratton School has capacity for 1,320 pupils and 917 on roll (69%), 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 Stratton School a faith school?
- No. Stratton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stratton School a selective school?
- No. Stratton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Stratton School?
- Stratton School is part of MERIDIAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Stratton School have?
- The schools register lists Stratton School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Stratton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.1 in 2022/23 and 38.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stratton School rank locally?
- Stratton School ranked 13th of 14 secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stratton School's absence rate?
- Stratton School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stratton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stratton 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 1 July 2026.