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Mark Rutherford School

Academy converter secondary school in Bedford (Bedford).

Attainment 8
40.7
▼ 5.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
28.3%
▼ 18pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
90.9%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
15.5
▼ 1.2 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.3%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
10.3%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
93%
1,150 / 1,243 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Nov 2025

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

As the Headteacher of Mark Rutherford School I am proud of all we have to offer as a school, from our broad and balanced curriculum to the wide range of personal development activities students can engage in.

We recognise that every child is unique and therefore we support our students by providing them with the opportunities and experiences to develop as individuals within a safe and inclusive school community. Theatre Trip: Stranger Things - The First Shadow (Sixth Form) - CEN

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Key facts

URN
139160
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Bedford
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (20 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

16 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Paula Page Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Dr Elizabeth Palmer Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Miss Sanita Marshalleck Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Philip Southwell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Craig MurphyMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Ms Gail Shreeves Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Deborah Tooth Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Chirantha Karunatilake Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Andrew Joy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Dalia El-Saleh Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr John HulanceMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mr John Warehand Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024
Mr Benjamin Kirkpatrick Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr John Warehand Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Warwick Browning Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mrs Julie Simmonds Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Mrs Nicole Stout Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Nicole Stout Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022
Mrs Kelli Foster Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2021
Mrs Kelli Foster Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2021
Mrs Stephanie Field Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr John Warehand Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by trusteessince 2025 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record