Pix Brook Academy
Arlesey Road, Stotfold, SG5 4HB
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 9 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BEDFORDSHIRE SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Linehan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,011
- URN
- 147081
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462416243
About this school
Pix Brook Academy is a middle academy in Stotfold. It teaches children aged 9 to 16 and has 1,011 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pix Brook Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 181 | 143 | 181 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 71% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 78% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 85% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Pix Brook 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 | 66% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 561 |
| 2023/24 | 721 |
| 2024/25 | 865 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pix Brook Academy compares
Pix Brook Academy ranked 21st of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.7% | 13.1% | 1,011 | — |
| Etonbury Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 15.9% | 1,158 | 0.6 miles |
| Robert Bloomfield Academy | 42% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 962 | 4.8 miles |
| Arnold Academy | 60% | 6.1% | 11.9% | 704 | 8.8 miles |
| Edwinstree Church of England Middle School | 43% | 6.8% | 15.5% | 486 | 10.1 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold | — | 4.5% | 14.4% | 297 | 0.4 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)
- 13.06%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 14.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Etonbury Academy0.6 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Arlesey
-
Robert Bloomfield Academy4.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Shefford
-
Arnold Academy8.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford
-
Edwinstree Church of England Middle School10.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Buntingford
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St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold0.4 miles
Primary · Hitchin
Common questions
- What ages does Pix Brook Academy teach?
- Pix Brook Academy teaches children aged 9 to 16. It is a middle school in Stotfold.
- Who is the headteacher of Pix Brook Academy?
- The headteacher of Pix Brook Academy is Mrs Charlotte Linehan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pix Brook Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pix Brook 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 many pupils are at Pix Brook Academy?
- Pix Brook Academy has 1,011 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 16.
- Is Pix Brook Academy full?
- Pix Brook Academy has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,011 on roll (80%), 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 Pix Brook Academy a faith school?
- No. Pix Brook Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Pix Brook Academy a selective school?
- No. Pix Brook Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Pix Brook Academy part of an academy trust?
- Pix Brook 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 Pix Brook Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pix Brook Academy compare with other schools in Central Bedfordshire?
- Pix Brook Academy ranked 21st of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pix Brook Academy's absence rate?
- Pix Brook Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pix Brook Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pix Brook 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 10 July 2026.