Brooklands Middle School

Academy converter·Primary school Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire·LU7 3PF
Composite score
35.9
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#12,177
National rank
#1341
In East of England
#32
In Central Bedfordshire
Top 82%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
48%
% achieving higher RWM
4%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
9–13
Pupils on roll
604
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
9.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
17.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£3,805
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Brooklands Middle School

Brooklands Middle School is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 604 pupils aged 9 to 13 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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