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Cedars Upper School

Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE · URN 137462

Public data summary

6.4

out of 10 · 26 data sources

Coverage 76% · Strong

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 541
Age range: 13–18
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,350
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.11
GCSE Attainment 8: 43.9
A-level average: C+
Sustained education: 69.0%
University: 68.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 6.8%
Persistent absence: 20.4%
Free school meals: 9.1%
SEN support: 11.0%
English additional language: 10.8%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 11.4:1
Average class size: 19.7
Staff turnover: 14.7%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Resources

5.7

4 contributing signals

Equity

5.2

3 contributing signals

Destinations

7.4

5 contributing signals

Achievement

6.7

5 contributing signals

Progress

7.4

3 contributing signals

Attendance

5.7

6 contributing signals

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