# Redborne Upper School and Community College — Bedford, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/redborne-upper-school-and-community-college-12258 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 2.3/5 from 15 published reviews - **Students:** 1500 - **Principal:** Mr. O Button ## Contact - **Address:** Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedfordshire - **Phone:** 01525 404462 - **Website:** http://redbornecommunitycollege.com - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/redborne-upper-school-and-community-college-12258 ## About Redborne Upper School and Community College is a very successful, oversubscribed Upper School of over 1,500 students, including a large Sixth Form. A large percentage of our Sixth Form go on to university and we have supported many successful applications to Oxbridge. We are proud of our academic record, our extensive extra-curricular work, our community links and our excellent pastoral system. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Jul 2024 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Outstanding — Nov 2017 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Jul 2024 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Nov 2017 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Jul 2024 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Jul 2024 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Jul 2024 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — This school is not as good as they say they are: I hate attending this school. I'm so anxious to even go in everyday. Don't get me wrong, the education here is better than average, but everything else is terrible. Canteen queues are horrendous. Students can get full days of isloation for missing a 15 minute detention. The school is also terrible at tellimg students and staff important things. It feels like this school only cares about looks - they are so strict about uniform above all else. You can be loud in class and distract everyone else, … *(Jun 2025)* - **2/5** — Once a great school, not what it was…: Pastoral care is shocking. Don’t expect any help if you are struggling with your mental health. Standard of teaching varies wildly and although there are some great teachers who genuinely care about the pupils, the senior leaders don’t give a ****. They are arrogant and rude and dismiss any complaints without addressing them properly. SEND support is negligible. Glad to see their recent ofsted picked up on this so they’re no longer able to ride on their 12 year old Outstanding rating. Behaviour … *(Dec 2023)* - **1/5** — Dont go to this school.: I would honestly give it 0 stars if i could. My experience of education here was awful. I had reported something really serious where the police were involved. The student who did it to me got in NO trouble whatsoever. My rapist walked around school freely, while i was missing out on education due to having panic attacks in the pastoral hub - who, by the way, did NOTHING to help. On top of all of this, i had an extremely ableist teacher, who made a really horrific remark about my disability. the… *(Dec 2023)* - **3/5** — My thoughts: It’s a average school but can have a major bullying problem and sometimes it’s easy to get lost and your not allowed to give a excuse that your late although It’s high school it is what you expect a average high school nothin to special but it can be confusing for the week a and week b for timetables *(Sep 2023)* - **4/5** — Some positives and negatives: Redborne has its strengths and weaknesses. The school has a great location and the facilities are modern and well-maintained. However, we've found that the communication between teachers and parents can be lacking at times, which can make it difficult to stay on top of our child's progress. *(Jun 2023)* - **5/5** — Highly recommend: Redborne has exceeded our expectations in every way. The staff are friendly and approachable, the curriculum is well-rounded and the opportunities for extracurricular activities are numerous. Our daughter is enjoying her time at the school. *(Jan 2023)* - **1/5** — Worst school in all of England: Absolutely terrible, do not come to this school, I'm still in year 10 and have made my mum's up about it, so many kids vaping, doing drugs and having s*x in the boys bathroom alone. Not to mention on the bullying issues... OH MY GOD! I have been bullied since age 4 by many people in my school's and going into redborne I thought "hey this will be a good change to my bullying issues"... I was incorrect. Pastoral wouldn't help even though I was going to them everyday, I got in trouble for running a… *(Sep 2022)* - **5/5** — Excellent school with a strong community: My son has thrived at Redborne, the teachers are supportive and the facilities are excellent. We love the emphasis on responsibility and respect, it's clear that the school values its students. *(Sep 2022)* - **4/5** — A great school with a strong sense of community: We were very happy with our experience at Redborne. The school has a strong sense of community and the teachers are dedicated to helping their students succeed. However, we did find that the school could benefit from more resources and facilities. *(Apr 2022)* - **1/5** — Great assemblies, teachers could do better: Went to sex Ed, didn’t teach anything about being gay. Had to work it all out by myself, got there in the end *(Feb 2022)* ## Other schools in Bedford - [Marston Vale Middle School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/marston-vale-middle-school-19838) — 1.2/5 (24 reviews) - [Sharnbrook Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/sharnbrook-academy-12188) — 2.0/5 (20 reviews) - [Castle Newnham School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/castle-newnham-school-26286) — 2.9/5 (16 reviews) - [Bedford Free School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/bedford-free-school-13620) — 1.9/5 (15 reviews) - [Mark Rutherford School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/mark-rutherford-school-14376) — 2.0/5 (14 reviews) - [Lincroft Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bedford/lincroft-academy-12189) — 1.8/5 (14 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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