Schools in Leighton Buzzard

About schools in Leighton Buzzard

Most of the 24 schools listed in Leighton Buzzard are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Leighton Buzzard keeps a three-tier system, so four middle schools sit between the primary and secondary stages.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

64%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 6 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

47.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools16

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Beaudesert Lower School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 9

• Brookmead School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Clipstone Brook Lower School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 9

• Dovery Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 9

• Greenleas School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 9

• Heathwood Lower School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 9

• Hockliffe Lower School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 9

• Leedon Lower School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 9

• Linslade Lower School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 9

• Pulford CofE VA Lower School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 9

• Southcott Lower School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 9

• St Leonards CE Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 9

• St Michael's Church of England Combined School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4 to 11

  33%

  expected standard
• Stanbridge Lower School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 9

• The Mary Bassett Lower School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 9

• The Rushmere Park Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 9

Middle schools4

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Brooklands Middle School

  Academy converter · Ages 9 to 13

  48%

  expected standard
• Gilbert Inglefield Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 9 to 13

• Leighton Middle School

  Community school · Ages 9 to 13

  78%

  expected standard
• Linslade School

  Academy converter · Ages 9 to 13

  70%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Cedars Upper School

  Academy converter · Ages 13 to 18

  48.5

  Attainment 8
• Vandyke Upper School

  Academy converter · Ages 13 to 18

  48.2

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Benjamin College

  Other independent special school · Ages 12 to 18

• Oak Bank School

  Academy special converter · Ages 9 to 19

Common questions about schools in Leighton Buzzard

How many schools are in Leighton Buzzard?

OfferDay lists 24 schools in Leighton Buzzard, including 16 primary schools and four middle schools.

Who inspects schools in Leighton Buzzard?

Every school in Leighton Buzzard is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Leighton Buzzard?

OfferDay ranks schools in Leighton Buzzard where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.