Cedars Upper School is a secondary school located in Leighton Buzzard. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2AE
Website: http://www.cedarsupper.org.uk/
Telephone: 01525219300
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steve Palmer
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137462

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1350
Number of Pupils: 1019
Number of Boys: 511
Number of Girls: 508

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.13 Confidence interval -0.02 to 0.28
Of the 289 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 282 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.09
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Pulford Road , LU7 1AB 		4out of 4 1,150 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Linslade Lower School
Leopold Road , Linslade LU7 2QU 		3out of 4 1,411 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road , LU7 1AR 		3out of 4 1,502 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Southcott Lower School
Bideford Green , Linslade LU7 2UA 		3out of 4 1,777 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenleas School
Derwent Road , Linslade LU7 2AB 		4out of 4 2,046 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2AE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Linslade School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2PA 		3out of 4 230 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leighton Middle School
Church Square , LU7 1EX 		3out of 4 1,247 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF 		3out of 4 2,340 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road , LU7 3FU 		3out of 4 3,073 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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