Robert Bloomfield Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Bloomfield Drive
 Shefford
 Bedfordshire SG17 5BU
Telephone: 01462 628800

School Type

Phase: Primary, Middle and Secondary (ages 9-13)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from Robert Bloomfield Middle School
Trust: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited
Sponsor: Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr John Linehan (since June 2023 – came from Daubeney Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Colin Marshall
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 50.1 / 21.87
Non-teaching Staff*: 48.55
Number of pupils: 985
Pupils Per Teacher: 19.7
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 13.60% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 12.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 7.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 13.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.0km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Constituency: Mid Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward: Shefford
School Number: 8234034

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th February 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  3. Samuel Whitbread Academy (1.6km) show on map
  4. Meppershall Church of England Academy (2.6km) show on map
  5. Clifton All Saints Academy (2.6km) show on map
  6. Southill Lower School (3.4km) show on map
  7. Derwent Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  8. Raynsford Church of England Academy (3.9km) show on map
  9. Henlow Church of England Academy (3.9km) show on map
  10. Gravenhurst Academy (4.0km) show on map
  11. Stondon Lower School (4.1km) show on map
  12. Shillington Lower School (4.7km) show on map
  13. Haynes Lower School (5.1km) show on map
  14. St Mary's VA CofE Lower School (5.2km) show on map
  15. Langford Village Academy (5.5km) show on map
  16. Esland Bedford School (5.5km) show on map
  17. Gothic Mede Academy (6.1km) show on map
  18. Etonbury Academy (6.4km) show on map
  19. Silsoe CofE VC Lower School (6.9km) show on map
  20. Pirton School (7.0km) show on map
  21. Caldecote Church of England Academy (7.5km) show on map
  22. Fairfield Park Lower School (7.5km) show on map
  23. Pix Brook Academy (7.6km) show on map
  24. Biggleswade Academy (7.7km) show on map
  25. Northill CofE Academy (7.7km) show on map
  26. St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  27. Maulden Lower School (8.0km) show on map
  28. Roecroft Lower School (8.1km) show on map
  29. Lawnside Academy (8.2km) show on map
  30. Orchard School & Nursery (8.3km) show on map
  31. Ickleford Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  32. St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold (8.4km) show on map
  33. Cotton End Forest School (8.4km) show on map
  34. Stratton School (8.5km) show on map
  35. Ivel Valley School & College (8.6km) show on map
  36. Wilstead Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  37. Stonehill School (8.8km) show on map
  38. Wilbury Junior School (9.1km) show on map
  39. Our Lady Catholic Primary School (9.1km) show on map
  40. The Priory School (9.1km) show on map
  41. Edward Peake CofE VC School (9.1km) show on map
  42. Northfields Infants and Nursery School (9.1km) show on map
  43. Icknield Infant and Nursery School (9.2km) show on map
  44. The Grange Academy (9.2km) show on map
  45. Fearnhill School (9.2km) show on map
  46. Greenfield CofE VC Lower School (9.2km) show on map
  47. Strathmore Infant and Nursery School (9.4km) show on map
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  50. Houghton Conquest Lower School (9.6km) show on map
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  61. St Francis College (10.2km) show on map
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  97. Brandles School (11.8km) show on map
  98. Bedford Academy (11.8km) show on map
  99. Sandy Secondary School (11.8km) show on map
  100. St Mary's Infants' School (11.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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