Academy sponsor led · Central Bedfordshire

Laburnum Primary School

3–11Ages
174Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150629URN

Laburnum Road, Sandy, SG19 1HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected Nov 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

47 applications for 21 places · 33rd of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected 18 November 2025Published 18 January 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

18 November 2025
Report card · 7 Expected standard
6 December 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Laburnum Primary School, URN 109477

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

47 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Central Bedfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Laburnum Primary School (URN 109477), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	47	2.2	21	1.00
Sep 2025	13	32	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2024	22	31	1.4	17	0.77
Sep 2023 *	17	38	2.2	16	0.94
Sep 2022 *	30	62	2.1	36	1.20
Sep 2021 *	29	52	1.8	28	0.97
Sep 2020 *	28	50	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2019 *	28	56	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	67	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	30	59	2.0	36	1.20
Sep 2016 *	28	50	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	61	2.0	35	1.17
Sep 2014 *	30	52	1.7	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%11th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	106	105
2023/24
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Laburnum Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses 2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Robert Peel Primary School
0.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
0.8 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Maple Tree Primary School
1.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
John Donne Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

2026

1.5applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Moggerhanger Primary School
2.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Northill CofE Academy
3.3 km · Central Bedfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place
Caldecote Church of England Academy
3.6 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Everton Heath Primary School
4.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150629 · 823/2014
Trust: Advantage Schools
Capacity: 240 pupils · 174 on roll
Free school meals: 25.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2024
Replaced: Laburnum Primary School (URN 109477)
Address: Laburnum Road, Sandy, SG19 1HQ
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources