Wixams Academy

Green Lane, Wixams, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 6BA

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About this school

Wixams Academy is a Free schools serving secondary age pupils, located in Bedford, Bedfordshire. The school has 933 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Requires improvement (graded inspection, 5 March 2024). Last inspected 3 March 2026. The Headteacher is Nathaniel Wilson. The school is administered by Bedford local authority. It belongs to KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST. It opened in 1 September 2017.

School details

Head

Nathaniel Wilson

Trust

KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST

Local authority

Bedford

Gender

Mixed

URN

144595

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Wixams Academy are handled by the school or the local authority (Bedford). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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