Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Achievement | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Urgent improvement | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 27 January 2026Report card · 6 Urgent improvement · as Gilbert Inglefield Academy, URN 138003
- 28 June 2023Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Gilbert Inglefield Academy, URN 138003
- 15 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Gilbert Inglefield Academy, URN 138003
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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.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Gilbert Inglefield AcademyThis schoolThis schoolSpecial measures 2026
- 0.2 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good202447.6Attainment 8
- 1.1 km · Central BedfordshireGood2023
- 1.7 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good2024
- 2.8 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good2022
- 2.8 km · Central BedfordshireGood202350.1Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · Buckinghamshire20262.1applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · Central BedfordshireGood2024
- 8.2 km · Milton KeynesGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- 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 converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 152506 · 823/4014
- Capacity
- 720 pupils
- Opened
- 1 April 2026
- Replaced
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy (URN 138003); Gilbert Inglefield Middle School (URN 109667)
- Address
- Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources