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Benjamin College

Other independent special school · Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1FD

Ages 12–18 · 11 pupils · Buckinghamshire

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill31%

11 pupils · 36 places

Pupils on roll
11
Boys / girls
8 / 3
School capacity
36
Capacity fill
11 / 36 (31%)
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent special school

Age range

Ages 12–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

3 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Mrs Anne Hanson

Location

Address
Benjamin UK, Coach House, White House Court, Hockliffe Street
Postcode
LU7 1FD
Town
Leighton Buzzard
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed other independent special school, Ages 12–18, in Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, 11 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, independent, special school, non-selective admissions.

Open schools in Leighton Buzzard
24
Academies among open schools in Leighton Buzzard
42% (10)
Open schools in LU7
27
Open schools in Buckinghamshire LA
277

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Leighton BuzzardNear LU7

  • The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1AR · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 2–9

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM18.9%

    0.3 miles away

  • Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3PG · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 3–9

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM11.8%

    0.3 miles away

  • The Rushmere Park Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1EW · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 2–9

    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM23.3%

    0.3 miles away

  • Leighton Middle School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Middle deemed secondary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1EX · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 9–13

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1AB · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 2–9

    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM4.3%

    0.4 miles away

  • Brooklands Middle School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Middle deemed secondary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3PF · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 9–13

    • KS241%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM16.4%

    0.5 miles away

  • Leedon Lower School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3LZ · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 2–9

    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM23.5%

    0.7 miles away

  • Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Academy converter · Middle deemed secondary

    Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3FU · Central Bedfordshire

    Ages 9–13

    0.7 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Anne Hanson
Telephone
07377153639

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