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Benjamin College

Special · ages 12-18MixedIndependent11 pupilsSixth formLeighton BuzzardBuckinghamshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places25 spare11 pupils, 36 places
Pupils on roll11Census January 2024

Benjamin College is an independent special school in Leighton Buzzard for boys and girls aged 12 to 18. It has 11 pupils and room for 36.

Benjamin UK, Coach House, White House Court, Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1FD0737 715 3639Mrs Anne Hanson headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

4 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Buckinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll11Census January 2024
Places3631% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support18%2 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan82%9 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls8 / 3
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll111111121415
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support46%55%58%57%80%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans55%46%42%43%20%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m79112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate143 per 1,000 people57% higher than the England average
Typical house price£365,000Central Bedfordshire
Nearest bus stop50 mCouncil Offices, 17 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCouncil480 m378Good 202428Compare
Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCouncil530 m306Good 201969Compare
The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy550 m207Report card 20269Compare
Leighton Middle SchoolCouncil570 m597Good 202483Compare
Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolChurch of England610 m259Good 202374Compare
Brooklands Middle SchoolAcademy810 m598Good 202369Compare
Leedon Lower SchoolCouncil0.7 miles368Report card 20261Compare
Gilbert Inglefield AcademyAcademy0.7 milesReport card 2026Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Benjamin College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Benjamin College yet.

How many pupils does Benjamin College have?

11 pupils aged 12 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 36 places, so it is 31% full.

Does Benjamin College have a sixth form?

Yes.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Benjamin UK, Coach House, White House Court, Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1FD
Telephone
0737 715 3639
Headteacher
Mrs Anne Hanson
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 12-18, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Ward
Leighton-Linslade North
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
26 February 2009 (new provision)
URN
135805 · LAESTAB 8256042 · UKPRN 10026257

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from