Schools near LU7

The Mary Bassett Lower School

Community school · 0.7 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Ms Hilary Wheeldon
  Address	Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525373017
  Website	www.marybassett.co.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.39 mi Estimated
  URN	109508
  Distance	0.7 mi

  Central Bedfordshire hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 378 on roll +

  On roll	378 of 420 capacity (90% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	16.4%
  Gender split	52.9% boys, 47.1% girls
  English as an additional language	21.2%
  Ethnicity	White 78.1%, Asian 7.4%, Black 3.5%, Mixed 10.4%, Other 0.8%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2024-07-10

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Early years provision	Outstanding
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Clipstone Brook Lower School

Community school · 0.8 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	3–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Sarah Orr
  Address	Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525376085
  Website	https://www.clipstonebrooklower.co.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	10.87 mi (2026/27)
  URN	109521
  Distance	0.8 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 306 on roll +

  On roll	306 of 300 capacity (102% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	11.8%
  Gender split	49.3% boys, 50.7% girls
  English as an additional language	17.6%
  Ethnicity	White 84.6%, Asian 5.6%, Black 3.3%, Mixed 6.5%, Other 0.0%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2019-11-21

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Early years provision	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Greenleas School

Community school · 1.5 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Rebecca Clarke
  Address	Derwent Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525371735
  Website	www.greenleas.net
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.37 mi Estimated
  URN	109591
  Distance	1.5 mi

  Central Bedfordshire hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 664 on roll +

  On roll	664 of 600 capacity (111% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	8.6%
  Gender split	50.9% boys, 49.1% girls
  English as an additional language	11.7%
  Ethnicity	White 85.4%, Asian 4.7%, Black 1.7%, Mixed 7.4%, Other 0.9%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2024-04-24

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Early years provision	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Pulford CofE VA Lower School

Voluntary aided school · 0.4 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Voluntary aided school
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	Church of England
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mr David Heather
  Address	Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525372188
  Website	http://www.pulfordschool.org
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.32 mi Estimated
  URN	109619
  Distance	0.4 mi

  Central Bedfordshire hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 259 on roll +

  On roll	259 of 255 capacity (102% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	3.9%
  Gender split	44.0% boys, 56.0% girls
  English as an additional language	22.8%
  Ethnicity	White 76.4%, Asian 4.7%, Black 7.7%, Mixed 9.6%, Other 1.6%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2023-12-17

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Early years provision	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Cedars Upper School

Academy converter · 0.5 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	13–18
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Has a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Non-selective
  Trust	CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mr Mark Gibbs
  Address	Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525219300
  Website	http://www.cedarsupper.org.uk/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	1.59 mi Estimated
  URN	137462
  Distance	0.5 mi

  Central Bedfordshire hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 1135 on roll +

  On roll	1135 of 1350 capacity (84% full)
  Pupils in exam cohort (2024/25)	220
  Eligible for free school meals	13.1%
  Gender split	47.8% boys, 52.2% girls
  English as an additional language	9.7%
  Ethnicity	White 79.6%, Asian 4.0%, Black 5.0%, Mixed 5.5%, Other 6.1%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2023-06-14

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Sixth form provision	Outstanding
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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• Exam Results Not published +

  Progress 8	Not published for this school
  Grade 5+ English & Maths	49.5%
  Academic year	2024/25

  Progress 8 by year

  2022/23	0.19
  2023/24	-0.11
  2024/25	—

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• Destinations 87% into further study +

  School sixth form	44.3%
  Sixth-form college	0.4%
  Further education college	42.4%
  Apprenticeship	1.9%
  Employment	1.5%
  Not a sustained destination	6.9%
  Academic year	2022/23

  Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Brooklands Middle School

Academy converter · 0.9 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	9–13
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Julie Hodgson
  Address	Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525372018
  Website	http://www.brooklandsschool.co.uk/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.9 mi (2026/27)
  URN	137636
  Distance	0.9 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 598 on roll +

  On roll	598 of 600 capacity (100% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	16.4%
  Gender split	52.3% boys, 47.7% girls
  English as an additional language	6.0%
  Ethnicity	White 92.0%, Asian 1.7%, Black 2.0%, Mixed 4.4%, Other 0.0%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2023-09-21

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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The Rushmere Park Academy

Academy converter · 1.1 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Miss Viv Capron
  Address	East Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525372096
  Website	https://www.therushmereparkacademy.co.uk/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.91 mi (2026/27)
  URN	146685
  Distance	1.1 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 207 on roll +

  On roll	207 of 150 capacity (138% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	21.7%
  Gender split	53.1% boys, 46.9% girls
  English as an additional language	19.8%
  Ethnicity	White 81.6%, Asian 4.4%, Black 3.9%, Mixed 9.2%, Other 1.0%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2022-07-05

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Early years provision	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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St Leonards CE Academy

Academy converter · 2.7 mi

Ofsted-rated Good.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	5–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	Church of England
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Sarah Bowley
  Address	Thrift Road, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525237253
  Website	www.stleonards.beds.sch.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	1.24 mi Estimated
  URN	151804
  Distance	2.7 mi

  Central Bedfordshire hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 117 on roll +

  On roll	117 of 125 capacity (94% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	7.7%
  Gender split	49.6% boys, 50.4% girls
  English as an additional language	6.8%
  Ethnicity	White 84.7%, Asian 1.7%, Black 0.9%, Mixed 12.8%, Other 0.0%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Good +

  Overall rating	Good
  Inspected	2024-05-13

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Good
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Good
  Early years provision	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Leedon Lower School

Community school · 0.9 mi

Ofsted rating: Requires improvement.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Jen Lloyd
  Address	Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525374713
  Website	http://www.leedonlowerschool.co.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.32 mi Estimated
  URN	109509
  Distance	0.9 mi

  Central Bedfordshire hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils 368 on roll +

  On roll	368 of 360 capacity (102% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	20.9%
  Gender split	54.9% boys, 45.1% girls
  English as an additional language	13.0%
  Ethnicity	White 85.3%, Asian 5.7%, Black 1.9%, Mixed 5.9%, Other 1.1%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating Requires improvement +

  Overall rating	Requires improvement
  Inspected	2023-09-18

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Requires improvement
  Behaviour and attitudes	Good
  Personal development	Good
  Leadership and management	Requires improvement
  Early years provision	Good
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Gilbert Inglefield Academy

Academy converter · 1.4 mi

Ofsted rating: Inadequate.

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	9–13
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Not applicable
  Religious character	No religious character
  Trust	CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Ms Erin Stewart
  Address	Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525372266
  Website	www.gilbertinglefield.com
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.98 mi Estimated
  URN	152506
  Distance	1.4 mi

  Central Bedfordshire hasn't published a real admission-distance figure, so this is a modelled estimate instead, built from local Census population density for this school's age group versus its intake size, the same class of technique other school-search sites use as their default catchment indicator when no official figure exists. Not based on real pupil addresses (nobody outside the school/council has access to that), and meaningfully less reliable than a published figure.

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• Pupils — +

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• Ofsted Rating Inadequate +

  Overall rating	Inadequate
  Inspected	2023-10-05

  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Inadequate
  Behaviour and attitudes	Inadequate
  Personal development	Inadequate
  Leadership and management	Inadequate
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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Beaudesert Lower School

Community school · 1.5 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	4–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Vanessa Pearce
  Address	Appenine Way, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525373019
  Website	http://www.beaudesert.school
  Area deprivation	Quintile 4 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.49 mi (2026/27)
  URN	109466
  Distance	1.5 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 278 on roll +

  On roll	278 of 290 capacity (96% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	9.0%
  Gender split	53.6% boys, 46.4% girls
  English as an additional language	7.9%
  Ethnicity	White 80.9%, Asian 7.6%, Black 4.0%, Mixed 6.5%, Other 1.1%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Heathwood Lower School

Community school · 1.9 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Jackie Wright
  Address	Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525377096
  Website	http://www.heathwoodlower.com/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.71 mi (2026/27)
  URN	109513
  Distance	1.9 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 195 on roll +

  On roll	195 of 150 capacity (130% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	5.6%
  Gender split	52.3% boys, 47.7% girls
  English as an additional language	1.5%
  Ethnicity	White 86.2%, Asian 3.6%, Black 0.5%, Mixed 8.7%, Other 1.0%

  Gender, language and ethnicity figures are from the same DfE school census as free school meal eligibility. Independent and private schools aren't included in this census, so won't show these rows.

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Linslade Lower School

Community school · 1.0 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	3–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Hazel Farlam
  Address	Leopold Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525372085
  Website	www.linsladelower.co.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 1 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.3 mi (2026/27)
  URN	109515
  Distance	1.0 mi

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• Pupils 181 on roll +

  On roll	181 of 225 capacity (80% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	3.9%
  Gender split	58.0% boys, 42.0% girls
  English as an additional language	5.0%
  Ethnicity	White 86.2%, Asian 1.2%, Black 1.1%, Mixed 11.7%, Other 0.0%

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• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Southcott Lower School

Community school · 1.3 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	2–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Shagoofa Karim-Samad
  Address	Bideford Green, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525375753
  Website	http://www.southcottlowerschool.com
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Estimated admission distance	0.47 mi Estimated
  URN	109523
  Distance	1.3 mi

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• Pupils 312 on roll +

  On roll	312 of 300 capacity (104% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	6.4%
  Gender split	52.9% boys, 47.1% girls
  English as an additional language	3.2%
  Ethnicity	White 89.7%, Asian 2.1%, Black 1.3%, Mixed 5.7%, Other 1.0%

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• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Leighton Middle School

Community school · 0.6 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Community school
  Age range	9–13
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Claire Vallance
  Address	Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525374907
  Website	www.leightonmiddle.org.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.49 mi (2026/27)
  URN	109689
  Distance	0.6 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 597 on roll +

  On roll	597 of 600 capacity (100% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	11.4%
  Gender split	50.6% boys, 49.4% girls
  English as an additional language	12.7%
  Ethnicity	White 85.1%, Asian 4.0%, Black 2.5%, Mixed 6.5%, Other 1.8%

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• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Benjamin College

Other independent special school · 0.7 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Special
  Type	Other independent special school
  Age range	12–18
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Has a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Non-selective
  Local authority	Buckinghamshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Anne Hanson
  Address	Benjamin UK, Coach House, White House Court, Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard
  Phone	07377153639
  URN	135805
  Distance	0.7 mi

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• Pupils 11 on roll +

  On roll	11 of 36 capacity (31% full)
  Gender split	72.7% boys, 27.3% girls

• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Linslade School

Academy converter · 0.6 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	9–13
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mark Gibbs
  Address	Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525372640
  Website	http://www.linslademiddle.beds.sch.uk/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	1.99 mi (2026/27)
  URN	136766
  Distance	0.6 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 721 on roll +

  On roll	721 of 660 capacity (109% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	9.2%
  Gender split	53.1% boys, 46.9% girls
  English as an additional language	6.7%
  Ethnicity	White 83.4%, Asian 3.5%, Black 1.8%, Mixed 8.2%, Other 3.1%

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• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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Vandyke Upper School

Academy converter · 1.5 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Secondary
  Type	Academy converter
  Age range	13–18
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Has a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Non-selective
  Trust	VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Leah Ferguson-Moore
  Address	Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525636700
  Website	http://www.vandyke.beds.sch.uk/
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  URN	137169
  Distance	1.5 mi

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• Pupils 1517 on roll +

  On roll	1517 of 1440 capacity (105% full)
  Pupils in exam cohort (2024/25)	352
  Eligible for free school meals	14.2%
  Gender split	50.1% boys, 49.9% girls
  English as an additional language	6.9%
  Ethnicity	White 81.9%, Asian 1.5%, Black 2.0%, Mixed 6.9%, Other 7.7%

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• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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• Exam Results Not published +

  Progress 8	Not published for this school
  Grade 5+ English & Maths	48.0%
  Academic year	2024/25

  Progress 8 by year

  2022/23	0.2
  2023/24	0.01
  2024/25	—

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• Destinations 87% into further study +

  School sixth form	51.1%
  Sixth-form college	0.5%
  Further education college	35.3%
  Apprenticeship	3.2%
  Employment	3.2%
  Not a sustained destination	5.6%
  Academic year	2022/23

  Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Oak Bank School

Academy special converter · 2.0 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Special
  Type	Academy special converter
  Age range	9–19
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Has a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	OAK BANK SCHOOL
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mr Philip Collier
  Address	Sandy Lane, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525374559
  Website	www.oakbank.beds.sch.uk
  Area deprivation	Quintile 3 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  URN	140286
  Distance	2.0 mi

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• Pupils 123 on roll +

  On roll	123 of 127 capacity (97% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	63.4%
  Gender split	86.2% boys, 13.8% girls
  English as an additional language	1.6%
  Ethnicity	White 77.2%, Asian 2.4%, Black 4.9%, Mixed 14.6%, Other 0.8%

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• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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• Destinations 6% into further study +

  School sixth form	0.0%
  Sixth-form college	0.0%
  Further education college	6.3%
  Apprenticeship	0.0%
  Employment	6.3%
  Not a sustained destination	18.8%
  Academic year	2022/23

  Share of Year 11 leavers in each destination category, 6-12 months after leaving - broad categories only, not named colleges or sixth forms (DfE doesn't publish per-pupil institution tracking as open data).

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Dovery Academy

Academy sponsor led · 1.7 mi

• Details Mixed +

  Phase	Primary
  Type	Academy sponsor led
  Age range	3–9
  Gender	Mixed
  Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
  Religious character	No religious character
  Admissions policy	Not applicable
  Trust	KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
  Local authority	Central Bedfordshire
  Head teacher	Mrs Sarah Cavender
  Address	Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
  Phone	01525377233
  Website	www.doveryacademy.org
  Area deprivation	Quintile 2 of 5 (1 = most deprived fifth nationally)
  Published admission distance	0.5 mi (2026/27)
  URN	149324
  Distance	1.7 mi

  Published admission distance is a real figure from Central Bedfordshire council's own published records: how far the furthest-admitted pupil lived last year under the distance criterion. Drawn as a circle for simplicity, since real admission areas aren't circular, but the distance itself isn't modelled or guessed. It shifts every year with demand and isn't a guarantee.

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• Pupils 191 on roll +

  On roll	191 of 150 capacity (127% full)
  Eligible for free school meals	5.2%
  Gender split	45.0% boys, 55.0% girls
  English as an additional language	5.8%
  Ethnicity	White 91.1%, Asian 2.0%, Black 2.1%, Mixed 4.7%, Other 0.0%

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• Ofsted Rating No current grade +

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  Category judgements

  Quality of education	Outstanding
  Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
  Personal development	Outstanding
  Leadership and management	Outstanding
  Early years provision	Outstanding
  Safeguarding effective	Yes

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