Robert Bloomfield Academy

URN 136713·Middle deemed secondary·Academy converter·Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,718.78

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

19.1%

of income

In-year balance

+0.1%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

11 February 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)68.0%
Expected standard (writing)55.0%
Expected standard (maths)63.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.42.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

974

Capacity

960 (101%)

Free school meals

13.6%

English additional lang.

1.5%

Ethnicity

White British 86.3%Asian 1.9%Black 1.5%Mixed 6.8%Chinese 0.4%Other 0.4%

Age range: 913

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

50.1

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

19.4

Mean salary

£42,106

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

11.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 987 pupils