Vandyke Upper School
Academy converter secondary school in Leighton Buzzard (Central Bedfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first17 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Gilbert Inglefield Academy, 0.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Inglefield AcademyAcademy converter | 0.3 mi | Middle deemed secondary | - | - |
| Beaudesert Lower SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 278 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Heathwood Lower SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013) |
| The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 207 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Dovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 191 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Oak Bank SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.8 mi | Special | 123 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019) |
| Brooklands Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 598 | Good, 2023 |
| Benjamin CollegeOther independent special | 1.0 mi | Special | 11 | - |
| Leedon Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 368 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 306 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 378 | Good, 2024 |
| Leighton Middle SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 597 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 259 | Good, 2023 |
| St Leonards CE AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 117 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Linslade Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 181 | Report card, 2025Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Southcott Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 312 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Linslade SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 721 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 9 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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