Brookmead School
High Street, Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Esther Taylor
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 299
- URN
- 110518
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296668543
About this school
Brookmead School is a foundation primary school in Leighton Buzzard. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 299 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookmead School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 56 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 82% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 91% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 96% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 86% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brookmead School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 318 |
| 2024/25 | 307 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookmead School compares
Brookmead School ranked 12th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 299 | — |
| Cheddington Combined School | 56% | 3.7% | 11.9% | 195 | 1.5 miles |
| Marsworth Church of England Infant School | — | 6.1% | 25% | 18 | 1.6 miles |
| Grove Road Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 443 | 2.5 miles |
| Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 75% | 4.8% | 10% | 104 | 2.6 miles |
| Dundale Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6% | 30% | 182 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.24%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 11.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cheddington Combined School1.5 miles
Primary
-
Marsworth Church of England Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Marsworth
-
Grove Road Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Tring
-
Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School2.6 miles
Primary · Tring
-
Dundale Primary School and Nursery2.7 miles
Primary · Tring
Other schools in Leighton Buzzard
Brookmead School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked primary schools in Leighton Buzzard.
- Beaudesert Lower School Primary
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primary
- Dovery Academy Primary
- Greenleas School Primary
- Heathwood Lower School Primary
- Hockliffe Lower School Primary
- Leedon Lower School Primary
- Linslade Lower School Primary
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School Primary
- Southcott Lower School Primary
- St Leonards CE Academy Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Combined School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brookmead School teach?
- Brookmead School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookmead School?
- The headteacher of Brookmead School is Mrs Esther Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookmead School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookmead School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brookmead School?
- Brookmead School has 299 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Brookmead School full?
- Brookmead School has capacity for 390 pupils and 299 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brookmead School a faith school?
- No. Brookmead School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookmead School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brookmead School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Brookmead School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brookmead School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Brookmead School ranked 12th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brookmead School's absence rate?
- Brookmead School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookmead School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookmead School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.