Oak Bank School is a school located in Leighton Buzzard. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/03/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 24%, which is 20 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sandy Lane, Leighton Buzzard

School Information

Address: Sandy Lane, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Website: www.oakbank.beds.sch.uk
Telephone: 01525374559
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Cohen
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140286

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 127
Number of Pupils: 115
Number of Boys: 98
Number of Girls: 17

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 24% 4%
Persistent absence: 63.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -12.7 Confidence interval -16.4 to -9.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -14.4 Confidence interval -17.7 to -11
Maths
Well Below Average: -13.4 Confidence interval -16.6 to -10.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:93
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:89
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.35 Confidence interval -2.93 to -1.78
Of the 22 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 19 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:64%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:2.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.2
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heathwood Lower School
Heath Road , LU7 3AU 		3out of 4 264 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dovery Down Lower School
Heath Road , LU7 3AG 		4out of 4 449 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School
Thrift Road , Heath and Reach LU7 0AX 		4out of 4 1,231 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street , LU7 1EW 		3out of 4 1,685 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road , LU7 1AR 		3out of 4 2,255 yd Community 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 1,549 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road , LU7 3FU 		3out of 4 1,560 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Leighton Middle School
Church Square , LU7 1EX 		3out of 4 2,532 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF 		3out of 4 2,653 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 0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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