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Wixams Academy axes sixth form as student numbers decline

Just three years after its launch, Wixams Academy has pulled its Year 12 sixth form provision for September due to low enrolment numbers, leaving local families scrambling for last-minute...

A-levels live: The latest results and advice from across Bedford as they come in

It's A-level results day 2026 and we'll have the latest from across Bedford Borough as students collect their grades. Results day is always an emotional roller coaster. The envelope gets opened...

Bedford Giving expands groundbreaking work experience to students at Wixams Academy

Bedford Giving has expanded its pioneering Taste of the Workplace work experience project, bringing real-world career insight directly into schools, from 30 pupils, to a whole year group of around...

Bedford Giving launches first of its kind work experience project

Students at Wixams Academy were given a taste of work experience without having to leave their school, thanks to a first-of-its-kind project launched by Bedford Giving. The 'Taste of the Workplace' project brings organisations and businesses...

Wixams students hold fundraising fete to raise money and awareness of period poverty

Two inspirational students from Wixams Academy are holding a fundraising fete on Sunday (26 June) to raise funds and awareness of period poverty. Emma Chamberlain and Naima Khanom...

Wixams sixth form on the cards as schools’ Trust appoints new CEO to oversee growth

The Trust that oversees Wixams Academy and Wixams Tree Primary schools has appointed a new CEO, with the aim of expanding the schools, including the much-anticipated Sixth Form...

“No parental choice” in Bedford’s “oversubscribed” secondary schools claims parent

A Bedford parent has raised concerns that there aren’t enough year 7 secondary school places in Bedfordshire. The parent, who asked to remain anonymous, says they have been...

Betrayed: Students and parents upset as Wixams Academy withdraws sixth form provision

Parents and pupils at Wixams Academy have expressed their feelings of betrayal after receiving a letter from the school's principal saying that it would be withdrawing sixth form provision...

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