Brooklands Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Leighton Buzzard. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good, outcomes for pupils is requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PF
Website: http://www.brooklandsschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01525372018
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Hodgson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137636

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 581
Number of Boys: 303
Number of Girls: 278

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -2.6
Writing
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to -1.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road , LU7 3LZ 		2out of 4 294 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PG 		3out of 4 311 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street , LU7 1EW 		3out of 4 1,035 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way , LU7 3DX 		3out of 4 1,093 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Pulford Road , LU7 1AB 		4out of 4 1,314 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road , LU7 3DY 		3out of 4 1,372 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2AE 		3out of 4 2,340 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road , LU7 3FU 		3out of 4 1,221 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Leighton Middle School
Church Square , LU7 1EX 		3out of 4 1,403 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Linslade School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2PA 		3out of 4 2,361 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oak Bank School
Sandy Lane , LU7 3BE 		4out of 4 2,653 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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