Brooklands Middle School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3PF · Central Bedfordshire
Ages 9–13
- KS241%
- Absence6.5%
0.7 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: Urgent improvementURN 152506
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Academy converter · Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3FU
Ages 9–13 · Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted
Urgent improvement
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Urgent improvement
Inspection date
2026-01-27
Category of concern
Special measures
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- InclusionUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeingUrgent improvement
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
Safeguarding standards: Not met
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census.
- School capacity
- 720
- 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
- Governance
- Academy trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Academy trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Erin Stewart
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. Notable characteristics: academy.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Leighton Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Middle deemed secondary
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1EX · Central Bedfordshire
Ages 9–13
- KS276%
- Absence4.7%
1.1 miles away
Linslade School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 2PA · Central Bedfordshire
Ages 9–13
- KS266%
- Absence5.6%
1.7 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Erin Stewart
- Telephone
- 01525372266