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Brookmead School

High Street, Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EX

Local ranking26th of 180 primary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

390

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 20 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
83.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
87.0%
Writing (Expected)
88.0%
Maths (Expected)
94.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
87.0%
Reading avg scaled score
109.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
108.0
Cohort Size
52

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
307
Boys
131 (43%)
Girls
176 (57%)
Capacity
390 (79% full)
SEND
18.2%
FSM Eligible
18.2%
EAL
2.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
16.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.6:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,536/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 84.9%
  • White Other: 5.6%
  • Mixed Other: 3.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.3%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.7%
  • Asian Other: 0.7%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%

84.9%

White British

5.6%

White Other

3.6%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
110518
UKPRN
10077497
Establishment No.
5200

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