Cedars Upper School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,135 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.5
Academy sponsor led
All Saints Academy Dunstable
- Pupils on roll
- 520of 740 places
- Free school meals
- 36.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 131
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 12 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Northfields Technology College (URN 109648, until 1 September 2009).
What the data says
Of the 119 pupils who finished Year 11 at All Saints Academy Dunstable in 2023, 16% stayed on in All Saints Academy Dunstable’s own sixth form (Central Bedfordshire average 43%), 61% went to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 12 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 42% went to university (Central Bedfordshire 35%, England 37%), and 5% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 17% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.9 against 46.1 across England and 43.6 in Central Bedfordshire, with 25% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Food Preparation and Nutrition is unusually popular at GCSE: 21% of the year group took it, against 8% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Central Bedfordshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | All Saints Academy Dunstable | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 119 | 2,928 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 16% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 2% | 13% |
| — further education college | 61% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | All Saints Academy Dunstable | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 12 | 1,931 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 42% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 5% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 17% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | All Saints Academy Dunstable | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.9 | 43.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 70% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.32 | 3.75 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 34% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.7 | 28.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 40.6 | 46.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 17% | 8% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 129 | 98% | 88% | 3% | 22% | 65% |
| English Language | 129 | 98% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 56% |
| English Literature | 125 | 95% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 59% |
| Religious Studies | 100 | 76% | 31% | 3% | 32% | 46% |
| Combined Science | 98 | 75% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 38% |
| Geography | 64 | 49% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 25% |
| Business Studies | 61 | 47% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 56% |
| French | 50 | 38% | 18% | 2% | 29% | 10% |
| History | 47 | 36% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 62% |
| Spanish | 43 | 33% | 19% | 0% | 27% | 9% |
| Psychology | 35 | 27% | 3% | 3% | 22% | 46% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 28 | 21% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 7% |
| Biology | 28 | 21% | 23% | 11% | 45% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 21% | 23% | 4% | 47% | 96% |
| Physics | 27 | 21% | 23% | 4% | 46% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 26 | 20% | 11% | 4% | 24% | 62% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 11% | 9% | 7% | 28% | 64% |
| 3D Design | 13 | 10% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 46% |
| Graphic Communication | 6 | 5% | 1% | 0% | 23% | 17% |
| Polish | 5 | 4% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 25 | 100% | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 20 | 100% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | All Saints Academy Dunstable | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 19 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 9 | 1,152 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | D- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 16.67 | 32.68 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | D- | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | — | — | 4% |
| Psychology | — | — | 23% |
| Biology | — | — | 20% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| English Literature | — | — | 11% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Business Studies | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| History | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Etonbury Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,158 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
Harlington Upper School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,156 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.8
Manshead Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,134 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.0
Priory Academy
Academy converter · 830 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.2
Queensbury Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,093 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.0
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.