Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Hodgson
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 598
- URN
- 137636
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525372018
About this school
Brooklands Middle School is a middle academy in Leighton Buzzard. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 598 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 156 | 146 | 151 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 48% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 60% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 46% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
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 Brooklands Middle 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 | Central Bedfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 595 |
| 2023/24 | 601 |
| 2024/25 | 604 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brooklands Middle School compares
Brooklands Middle School ranked 32nd of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 5.9% | 17.6% | 598 | — |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Leighton Middle School | 78% | 4.9% | 13.2% | 597 | 0.8 miles |
| Linslade School | 70% | 4.5% | 10.9% | 721 | 1.3 miles |
| Parkfields Middle School | 50% | 6.4% | 10.5% | 460 | 5.3 miles |
| Woodland Middle School Academy | 39% | 5.6% | 16.4% | 645 | 8.7 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)
- 17.55%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 14.85%
Location
Nearby schools
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Gilbert Inglefield Academy0.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leighton Buzzard
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Leighton Middle School0.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leighton Buzzard
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Linslade School1.3 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leighton Buzzard
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Parkfields Middle School5.3 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Dunstable
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Woodland Middle School Academy8.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford
Other schools in Leighton Buzzard
Brooklands Middle School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Leighton Buzzard.
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Leighton Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Linslade School Middle deemed secondary
- Beaudesert Lower School Primary
- Brookmead 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Brooklands Middle School teach?
- Brooklands Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Leighton Buzzard.
- Who is the headteacher of Brooklands Middle School?
- The headteacher of Brooklands Middle School is Mrs Julie Hodgson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brooklands Middle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brooklands Middle 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 big is Brooklands Middle School?
- Brooklands Middle School has 598 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Brooklands Middle School full?
- Brooklands Middle School has capacity for 600 pupils and 598 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Brooklands Middle School a faith school?
- No. Brooklands Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Brooklands Middle School?
- Brooklands Middle School is part of THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brooklands Middle School have?
- The schools register lists Brooklands Middle School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brooklands Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brooklands Middle School rank locally?
- Brooklands Middle School ranked 32nd of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brooklands Middle School's absence rate?
- Brooklands Middle School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brooklands Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brooklands Middle 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 1 July 2026.