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Dovery Academy

Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AG

Local ranking35th of 92 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

150

Capacity

3-9

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Dovery Down Lower School (URN 109516) since 31 August 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 13 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
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
167
Boys
73 (44%)
Girls
94 (56%)
Capacity
150 (111% full)
SEND
16.8%
FSM Eligible
5.0%
EAL
6.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.0%
SEN Support
13.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
7.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,025/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has 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: 83.8%
  • White Other: 4.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 3.6%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • White Irish: 1.8%
  • Asian Indian: 0.6%
  • Asian Pakistani: 0.6%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.6%

83.8%

White British

4.8%

White Other

3.6%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01525377233
s.cavender@doveryacademy.org
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Heath Road

Leighton Buzzard, East of England

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Administrative

URN
149324
UKPRN
10091138
Establishment No.
2013
Trust
KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST

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