St Leonards CE Academy

Central Bedfordshire · LU7 0AX

General information Primary School · 5-9 years Who goes here 117 pupils, 7.7% FSM

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St Leonards CE Academy

General Information

Address: Thrift Road, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0AX – View on map
Phone: 01525237253
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Bowley
Age range: 5-9 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

117 pupils out of 125 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 9
% eligible for free school meals: 7.7%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Central Bedfordshire average)
English as an additional language: 7% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Central Bedfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Central Bedfordshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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48th of 65 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire for Ofsted rating

#46Southcott Lower SchoolGood
#47St Christophers AcademyGood
#48St Leonards CE AcademyGood
#49St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#50St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Gravenhurst AcademyOutstanding
#2Ardley Hill AcademyGood
#3Aspley Guise Village SchoolGood
#4Beaudesert Lower SchoolGood
#5Beecroft AcademyGood
#6Biggleswade AcademyGood
#7Caldecote Church of England AcademyGood
#8Campton AcademyGood
#9Chalton Lower SchoolGood
#10Clifton All Saints AcademyGood
#11Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolGood
#12Cranfield Church of England AcademyGood
#13Derwent Primary SchoolGood
#14Eversholt Lower SchoolGood
#15Everton Heath Primary SchoolGood
#16Fairfield Park Lower SchoolGood
#17Flitwick Lower SchoolGood
#18Gothic Mede AcademyGood
#19Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGood
#20Greenleas SchoolGood
#21Hadrian AcademyGood
#22Harlington Lower SchoolGood
#23Haynes Lower SchoolGood
#24Heathwood Lower SchoolGood
#25Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolGood
#26Houghton Regis Primary SchoolGood
#27Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolGood
#28Kingsmoor Lower SchoolGood
#29Lancot SchoolGood
#30Langford Village AcademyGood
#31Lawnside AcademyGood
#32Lidlington Primary SchoolGood
#33Lime Tree Primary AcademyGood
#34Maple Tree Primary SchoolGood
#35Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolGood
#36Maulden Lower SchoolGood
#37Meppershall Church of England AcademyGood
#38Moggerhanger Primary SchoolGood
#39Potton Primary SchoolGood
#40Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolGood
#41Robert Peel Primary SchoolGood
#42Russell Lower SchoolGood
#43Shefford Lower SchoolGood
#44Shillington Lower SchoolGood
#45Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolGood
#46Southcott Lower SchoolGood
#47St Christophers AcademyGood
#48St Leonards CE AcademyGood
#49St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#50St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolGood
#51St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#52St. Augustine's AcademyGood
#53Stanbridge Lower SchoolGood
#54Stondon Lower SchoolGood
#55Sundon Lower SchoolGood
#56Swallowfield PrimaryGood
#57Templefield Lower SchoolGood
#58The Firs Lower SchoolGood
#59The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolGood
#60Thornhill Primary SchoolGood
#61Toddington St George Church of England SchoolGood
#62Westoning Lower SchoolGood
#63Woburn Lower SchoolGood
#64Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolRequires improvement
#65John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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