Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Gilbert Inglefield Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Catrin O'Callaghan
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 590
- URN
- 138003
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Gilbert Inglefield Academy was a middle academy in Leighton Buzzard. It taught children aged 9 to 13 and had 590 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Gilbert Inglefield Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 170 | 163 | 150 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 17% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 60% | 49% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 49% | 31% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 51% | 31% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 96.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Gilbert Inglefield Academy 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 | 36% | 47.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 646 |
| 2023/24 | 672 |
| 2024/25 | 643 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gilbert Inglefield Academy compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 7.9% | 21.3% | 590 | — |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Brooklands Middle School | 48% | 5.9% | 17.6% | 598 | 0.7 miles |
| Leighton Middle School | 78% | 4.9% | 13.2% | 597 | 1.1 miles |
| Linslade School | 70% | 4.5% | 10.9% | 721 | 1.7 miles |
| Parkfields Middle School | 50% | 6.4% | 10.5% | 460 | 5.0 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)
- 21.31%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.87%
- Persistent absence
- 22.39%
Location
Nearby schools
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Gilbert Inglefield Academy0.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leighton Buzzard
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Brooklands Middle School0.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leighton Buzzard
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Leighton Middle School1.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leighton Buzzard
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Linslade School1.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Leighton Buzzard
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Parkfields Middle School5.0 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Dunstable
Other schools in Leighton Buzzard
- Brooklands Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Gilbert Inglefield Academy teach?
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy taught children aged 9 to 13. It was a middle school in Leighton Buzzard.
- Has Gilbert Inglefield Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gilbert Inglefield Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Gilbert Inglefield Academy?
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy had 590 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- How have Gilbert Inglefield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Gilbert Inglefield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gilbert Inglefield Academy'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.