Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - Robert Bloomfield Academy - Shefford

School

Robert Bloomfield Academy - Shefford

Open events for parents and carers

Wednesday 14 November 2024

Open from 5pm until 8pm.

Type of school

Middle School - Academy

Bloomfield Drive

Shefford

Bedfordshire

SG17 5BU

Telephone

01462 628800

Email address

rba-enquiries@bestacademies.org.uk

Website

http://www.robertbloomfield.beds.sch.uk/

Headteacher

John Linehan

Age range

9 to 13

Ofsted inspection

View report on Ofsted's website

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Published admission numbers (places available)

240

Designated measuring point

Main entrance

Oversubscription criteria

Oversubscription criteria:

all 'looked after' children or children who were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
children of permanent BEST staff (see definition below)
pupils with siblings at the school
pupils living in the catchment
attendance at the traditional feeder schools – Shefford, Clophill, Haynes, Southill, Wilstead, Stondon, Shillington, Campton and Gravenhurst
any other children

Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'

Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.

Definition of 'BEST staff'

Staff who work within BEST (Bedfordshire Schools Trust) on either a full-time or part-time basis. The parent must be a permanent member of the workforce and the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and/or recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage.

Allocation statistics

Allocation statistics
Published admission number (PAN)	Requests	Places offered	Last place offered
240	278	240	At the time of the initial allocation in April 2024, the last place offered was to a child in criterion "attendance at the traditional feeder schools – Shefford, Clophill, Haynes, Southill, Wilstead, Stondon, Shillington, Campton and Gravenhurst" who lived at a distance of 5,916.95 metres from the school.

In-year admissions