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19 fields differ · 17 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Brooklands Middle School | Leighton Middle School | Linslade Middle School | Linslade School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | Brooklands Middle School | Leighton Middle School | Linslade Middle School | Linslade School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA | Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Community school | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Middle deemed secondary | Middle deemed secondary | Middle deemed secondary | Middle deemed secondary |
| Age range | 9–13 | 9–13 | 9–13 | 9–13 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Good | School remains Good | — | School remains Good |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 48% | 77% | — | 72% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 3% | 13% | — | 12% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.5% | 4.7% | — | 5.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 17.0% | 10.1% | — | 13.3% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.2% | 1.3% | — | 1.2% |
| Admissions demand ratio | — | — | — | — |
| 1st preferences | — | — | — | — |
| Places offered | — | — | — | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 598 | 597 | — | 721 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 598 / 600 (100%) | 597 / 600 (100%) | — | 721 / 660 (109%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 16.4% | 11.4% | — | 9.2% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Julie Hodgson | Mrs Claire Vallance | Mr Peter Bird | Mark Gibbs |
| SEN typesdiffers | ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | South West Bedfordshire | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Chiltern Learning Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST | Community school | Community school | Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST | — | — | CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | No Nursery Classes | — | — |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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