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Gilbert Inglefield Academy

Academy converter · Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3FU

Ages 9–13 · 590 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

8.9%

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)36%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.4%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
6.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.5%
Enrolments in measure
715

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill82%

590 pupils · 720 places

Pupils on roll
590
Boys / girls
299 / 291
School capacity
720
Capacity fill
590 / 720 (82%)
Free school meals
27.3%
FSM pupils
161
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 9–13

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Supported by a trust
Headteacher
Miss Catrin O'Callaghan

Location

Address
Vandyke Road
Postcode
LU7 3FU
Town
Leighton Buzzard
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
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 academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, 590 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 27.3%.

Open schools in Leighton Buzzard
24
Middle deemed secondary schools in Leighton Buzzard
4
Academies among open schools in Leighton Buzzard
42% (10)
Open schools in LU7
27
Middle deemed secondary in LU7
4
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Middle deemed secondary in Central Bedfordshire LA
12

Nearby middle deemed secondary schools

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Catrin O'Callaghan
Website
www.gilbertinglefield.com

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