Dovery Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
A89
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AG
- Distance
- 0.3km away
Heathwood Lower School
Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AU
Local ranking48th of 92 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
150
Capacity
2-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 200
- Boys
- 102 (51%)
- Girls
- 98 (49%)
- Capacity
- 150 (133% full)
- SEND
- 16.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 6.5%
- EAL
- 0.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 7.0%
- SEN Support
- 9.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,247/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 3.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.5%
- Mixed Other: 4.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.5%
- White Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
85.5%
White British
4.5%
Mixed Other
3.5%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Heath Road
Leighton Buzzard, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 109513
- UKPRN
- 10077768
- Establishment No.
- 2184
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