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Leighton Middle School

Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX

OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.5%
Attainment78% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils597

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Monitoring visit confirmed the previous Good overall grade — see the full report for latest area judgements.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Good
  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in LU7. Where we have them, council (Central Bedfordshire) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
597
Free school meals
11.4%
3.6% below district average (15%)

Also: Central Bedfordshire 15.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
15.2%
3.6% below district average (18.8%)

Also: Central Bedfordshire 16.4% · England 16.5%

EAL
11%
2.9% above district average (8.1%)
Attendance
95.5%
0.8% above district average (94.7%)

Also: Central Bedfordshire 92.9% · England 91.9%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the LU7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

6.6%

15.3% below England (21.9%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

78%

17% above England (61%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

5%

3% below England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

87%

12% above England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

84%

13% above England (71%)

KS2 maths2024/25

89%

15% above England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 95%
    2020/21
  • 92.4%
    2021/22
  • 94.9%
    2022/23
  • 95.3%
    2023/24
  • 95.3%
    2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

  • 76%
    2022/23
  • 77%
    2023/24
  • 78%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
600
Pupils on roll
597

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Central Bedfordshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
15.2%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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