URN 136829 · Central Bedfordshire
Arnold Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter · Bedford · MK45 4JZ
About the school
- Pupils
- 704
- Capacity
- 720
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- Ages
- 9–13
- Pupils taught
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions
- Not published
- Trust
- THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
- Region
- East of England
- Website
- www.arnoldacademy.org.uk
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools, register file of 08 Nov 2026; pupil numbers from the school census of 15 Jan 2026.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Graded inspection (pre-report-card) started 23 May 2023, published 09 Jul 2023.
Good
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective?
- Yes
- Early years provision
- 9
- Sixth form provision
- 9
Source: Ofsted management information, as at 30 Sept 2026. Outcomes are Ofsted's own words.
GCSE results (key stage 4)
Not published for this school — it may not have pupils at the end of year 11.
Source: DfE Key stage 4 performance — performance tables schools data. "Not published" means the DfE suppressed or did not calculate the figure. Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25 and 2025/26 because there were no KS2 results for those pupils. Primary (KS2) results: DfE school performance page.