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Edward Peake CofE VC School

URN
109694
Phase
Secondary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Edward Peake CofE VC School
URN
109694
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

28 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
2 February 2025
Inspection date
8 January 2025
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a secondary school place (Central Bedfordshire)
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.edwardpeake.beds.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Central Bedfordshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

Not published

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

Not published

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

Not published

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

Not published

EBacc achievement

Location

SG18 0EJ - Potton Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

Contact details

Address
Potton Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
Postcode
SG18 0EJ
Phone
1767314562
Website
www.edwardpeake.beds.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Central Bedfordshire
Local authority code
823

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 240 schools in Central Bedfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

240

Open schools

135

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

148

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 2 February 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 2 February 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    2 February 20258 January 2025Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1InspectionView report for inspection published 2 February 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      2 February 2025
      Inspected
      8 January 2025
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary148 (62.7%)
    • Secondary26 (11.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other62 (26.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Hitchmead School739 mNot applicableClosed
    Ivel Valley School & College780 mNot applicableOpen
    Lawnside Academy999 mPrimaryOpen
    Lawnside Lower School999 mPrimaryClosed
    The Lawns Nursery School1.1 kmNurseryClosed
    Stratton School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    Stratton Upper School and Community College1.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus1.2 kmNot applicableOpen
    St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Biggleswade Academy1.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Hitchmead School
      Distance
      739 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Ivel Valley School & College
      Distance
      780 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Lawnside Academy
      Distance
      999 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Lawnside Lower School
      Distance
      999 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Secondary) and local authority (Central Bedfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints Academy DunstableSecondaryLU5 5ABOpen
    Cedars Upper SchoolSecondaryLU7 2AEOpen
    Cedars Upper SchoolSecondaryLU7 2AEClosed
    Central Bedfordshire UTCSecondaryLU5 5PYClosed
    Fulbrook SchoolSecondaryMK17 8NPOpen
    • All Saints Academy Dunstable
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LU5 5AB
      Status
      Open
    • Cedars Upper School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LU7 2AE
      Status
      Open
    • Cedars Upper School
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LU7 2AE
      Status
      Closed
    • Central Bedfordshire UTC
      Phase
      Secondary
      Postcode
      LU5 5PY
      Status
      Closed
    • Fulbrook School
    The Lawns Nursery School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Closed
  • Stratton School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Stratton Upper School and Community College
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • OneSchool Global UK - Biggleswade Campus
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Biggleswade Academy
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    MK17 8NP
    Status
    Open