Linslade School is a middle deemed 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 29/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mentmore Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2PA
Website: http://www.linslademiddle.beds.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01525372640
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mark Gibbs
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136766

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 601
Number of Boys: 300
Number of Girls: 301

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.8
Writing
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.4 to -0.6
Maths
Below Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -1.8 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

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 1,104 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Linslade Lower School
Leopold Road , Linslade LU7 2QU 		3out of 4 1,189 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road , LU7 1AR 		3out of 4 1,394 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Southcott Lower School
Bideford Green , Linslade LU7 2UA 		3out of 4 1,549 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenleas School
Derwent Road , Linslade LU7 2AB 		4out of 4 1,822 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 4 230 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road , LU7 3DY 		3out of 4 3,218 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 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leighton Middle School
Church Square , LU7 1EX 		3out of 4 1,159 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF 		3out of 4 2,361 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road , LU7 3FU 		3out of 4 3,007 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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