Linslade School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Location
- Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
- Distance
- 0.2km away
Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Local ranking4th of 26 secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
13-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 19 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 232
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Continued in education
- 87.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
37.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
112
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 284
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1055
- Boys
- 542 (48%)
- Girls
- 593 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (84% full)
- SEND
- 11.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 15.1%
- EAL
- 10.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 8.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,216/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
- 6.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 75.4%
- White Other: 7.7%
- Black African: 4.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
- Asian Chinese: 1.0%
75.4%
White British
7.7%
White Other
4.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Mentmore Road
Leighton Buzzard, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137462
- UKPRN
- 10035155
- Establishment No.
- 4011
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
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