Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Erin Stewart
- Sponsor
- Chiltern Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- URN
- 152506
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525372266
About this school
Gilbert Inglefield Academy is a middle academy in Leighton Buzzard. It teaches children aged 9 to 13.
Ofsted has inspected Gilbert Inglefield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding
- Not met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Gilbert Inglefield Academy (URN 138003).
How Gilbert Inglefield Academy compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Woodland Middle School Academy | 39% | 5.6% | 16.4% | 645 | 8.2 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
Location
Nearby schools
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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
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Woodland Middle School Academy8.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Bedford
Other schools in Leighton Buzzard
- Brooklands Middle School 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 ages does Gilbert Inglefield Academy teach?
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Leighton Buzzard.
- Who is the headteacher of Gilbert Inglefield Academy?
- The headteacher of Gilbert Inglefield Academy is Ms Erin Stewart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gilbert Inglefield Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gilbert Inglefield Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- Is Gilbert Inglefield Academy a faith school?
- No. Gilbert Inglefield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Gilbert Inglefield Academy part of an academy trust?
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy is part of CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Gilbert Inglefield Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Gilbert Inglefield Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.