Alameda Middle School

Alameda Middle School continues to perform well as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to its educational standards and the overall well-being of its students. The school offers a broad and balanced curriculum with well-structured plans that help pupils build upon their previous knowledge. Pupils are well-prepared for their future schooling, enjoying a supportive environment that encourages hard work and personal growth. The leadership team, under the headteacher, Jacqueline Ross, has been pivotal in these improvements, fostering a positive school culture with high expectations for both academic performance and behaviour.

Strengths

• The curriculum is broad and well-structured.
• Specialist teaching is provided from Year 5.
• Pupils are well-supported in developing their reading skills.
• Strong focus on personal development and additional opportunities for pupils.
• Pupils with SEND are included in all aspects of school life.
• Behaviour in lessons and around the school is commendable.
• Leaders prioritize improving communication with staff and parents.

Areas for Improvement

• Recent improvements in teaching methods are not fully embedded in all subjects.
• Some parents feel that the SEND provision does not meet their children's needs.
• Communication with parents of SEND pupils requires strengthening.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Alameda Middle School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.1% of pupils at Alameda Middle School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Alameda Middle School had 20.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.7% of pupils at Alameda Middle School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Alameda Middle School received £6,533 and spent £6,504 for each of its 720 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £722,000 (£1,003 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Alameda Middle School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Alameda Middle School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Alameda Middle School last inspected by Ofsted?

Alameda Middle School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Alameda Middle School have?

Alameda Middle School has 720 pupils on roll.

What age range does Alameda Middle School cover?

Alameda Middle School for pupils aged 9 to 13.

What are Alameda Middle School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 51% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Alameda Middle School?

Alameda Middle School is at Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK45 2QR.