Cheddington Combined SchoolBrookmead School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Leighton Buzzard.

Summary of the comparison

Cheddington Combined School and Brookmead School are primary schools.

  • Cheddington Combined School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Brookmead School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Brookmead School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cheddington Combined School was judged strong and Brookmead School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Cheddington Combined School and 83.0% for Brookmead School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Cheddington Combined School (60.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Brookmead School (71.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cheddington Combined School versus Brookmead School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Cheddington Combined SchoolLeighton BuzzardBrookmead SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking31st of 180 in Buckinghamshire 26th of 180 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: StrongOfsted: Strong
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll193 307
Capacity218 390
LocationLU7 0RG Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census193 307
Free school meals (ever 6)11.9% 18.2%
English as an additional language2.6% 2.9%
SEN support10.4% 16.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.7% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.6% Stronger figure11.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Cheddington Combined School

Brookmead School

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