Laburnum Primary School
Laburnum Road, Sandy, SG19 1HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Bardell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Advantage Schools Trust
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 174
- URN
- 150629
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01767680691
About this school
Laburnum Primary School is a primary academy in Sandy. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 174 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Laburnum Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Laburnum Primary School compares
Laburnum Primary School ranked 15th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.8% | 24.3% | 174 | — |
| Robert Peel Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 28.7% | 386 | 0.3 miles |
| St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School | 38% | 5.8% | 18% | 172 | 0.5 miles |
| Maple Tree Primary School | 71% | 4% | 11.2% | 241 | 0.8 miles |
| John Donne Church of England Primary School | 29% | 5.5% | 17.4% | 119 | 1.5 miles |
| Moggerhanger Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 15.6% | 119 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report18 November 2025
- 6 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.28%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 16.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robert Peel Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sandy
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St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sandy
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Maple Tree Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sandy
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John Donne Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Bedford
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Moggerhanger Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Sandy
Laburnum Primary School ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Sandy.
- Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School Primary
- Gamlingay Village Primary Primary
- Maple Tree Primary School Primary
- Potton Primary School Primary
- Robert Peel Primary School Primary
- St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School Primary
- Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School Primary
- Sandy Secondary School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Laburnum Primary School teach?
- Laburnum Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sandy.
- Who is the headteacher of Laburnum Primary School?
- The headteacher of Laburnum Primary School is Mr Ben Bardell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Laburnum Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Laburnum Primary 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 Laburnum Primary School?
- Laburnum Primary School has 174 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Laburnum Primary School full?
- Laburnum Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 174 on roll (73%), 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 Laburnum Primary School a faith school?
- No. Laburnum Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Laburnum Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Laburnum Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Laburnum Primary School?
- Laburnum Primary School is part of ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Laburnum Primary School rank locally?
- Laburnum Primary School ranked 15th of 48 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Laburnum Primary School's absence rate?
- Laburnum Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Laburnum Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Laburnum Primary 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 10 July 2026.