Gilbert Inglefield Academy

Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU

Ofsted: Urgent improvement

Middle deemed secondary

Phase

720

Capacity

9-13

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Gilbert Inglefield Academy (URN 138003) since 1 April 2026. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.

Safeguarding standards Not met

Achievement: Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching: Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour: Urgent improvement
Personal development & wellbeing: Urgent improvement
Leadership & governance: Urgent improvement
Inclusion: Urgent improvement

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 643
Capacity: 720 (0% full)
SEND: 18.7%
FSM Eligible: 21.3%
EAL: 12.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.3%
SEN Support: 14.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.9:1
Teachers (FTE): 35.9
Budget per Pupil: £7,670/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 22.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Middle deemed secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Not applicable
Boarders: No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 76.0%
White Other: 7.0%
Mixed Other: 3.1%
Black African: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
White Traveller: 1.4%

76.0%

White British

7.0%

White Other

3.1%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Vandyke Road

Leighton Buzzard, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 152506
UKPRN: 10100690
Establishment No.: 4014
Trust: CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST

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