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27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Beaudesert Lower School | Cedars Upper School | Gilbert Inglefield Academy | Vandyke Upper School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Beaudesert Lower School | Cedars Upper School | Gilbert Inglefield Academy | Vandyke Upper School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DX | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DY |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy converter | Academy converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | Middle deemed secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 4–9 | 13–18 | 9–13 | 13–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | Urgent improvement | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 43.9 | — | 44.7 |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.1 | — | 0.0 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 44% | — | 43% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 69% | — | 63% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 44% | — | 24% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.9 | — | 3.9 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 5.8% | 6.8% | — | 7.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 13.4% | 20.4% | — | 20.6% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.3% | 1.5% | — | 2.4% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.18 (Balanced demand) | 0.83 (Often has places) | — | 1.21 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 66 | 232 | — | 397 |
| Places offereddiffers | 56 | 287 | — | 329 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 278 | 1,135 | — | 1,517 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 278 / 290 (96%) | 1,135 / 1,350 (84%) | — | 1,517 / 1,440 (105%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 9% | 15.5% | — | 16.6% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Vanessa Pearce | Mr Mark Gibbs | Ms Erin Stewart | Mrs Leah Ferguson-Moore |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Chiltern Learning Trust | Chiltern Learning Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST | Academy trust: VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST | CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST | VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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