Linslade School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
- Distance
- 3.6km away
The Cottesloe School
Church Street, Wing, Aylesbury, LU7 0NY
Local ranking21st of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1105
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 17 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 45.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 72.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 182
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 97.0%
- Higher education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
70
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 5.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 36.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 153
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1141
- Boys
- 618 (52%)
- Girls
- 572 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1105 (108% full)
- SEND
- 19.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.3%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.3%
- SEN Support
- 13.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,187/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.8%
- White Other: 1.9%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.5%
90.8%
White British
1.9%
White Other
1.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Church Street
Aylesbury, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 110533
- UKPRN
- 10006647
- Establishment No.
- 5407
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