Mark Rutherford School
Wentworth Drive, Bedford, MK41 8PX
Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)
SecondaryAcademy converterMixedNone
About the school
“Mark Rutherford School opened in 1973. We are a large oversubscribed secondary school in the northern part of Bedford with approximately 1300 students on roll. We serve a wide-ranging urban catchment area whilst also taking students from other parts of the town and surrounding villages.”
Open since 2013. Became an academy in January 2013, continuing the school that was already there.
Ofsted
Ofsted: Requires improvementLast inspected 27 July 2023
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes
Admissions
Admissions policy on record: Non-selective
This school is its own admissions authority, meaning it sets and applies its own admissions criteria (rather than the local council).
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- Number of pupils
- 1180
- Phone
- 01234290200