Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Gilbert Inglefield Academy is a converter academy in Leighton Buzzard for boys and girls aged 9 to 13. Ofsted visited in January 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU01525 372266gilbertinglefield.comMs Erin Stewart headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 27 January 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Earlier inspections (3)
| Date | Type | Outcome | Inspected as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2026 | Special Measures S5 ReInspection | – | Gilbert Inglefield Academy (predecessor) |
| 28 June 2023 | S5 Inspection | Inadequate | This school |
| 15 September 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next | This school |
† These inspections are for Gilbert Inglefield Academy, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
150 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Gilbert Inglefield Academy, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 150 | 163 | 170 | 114 | 88 | 131 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 17% | 36% | 61% | 63% | 55% | 53% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 2% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.4 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 96.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.9 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 97.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.6 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 49% | 60% | 69% | 70% | 67% | 66% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 31% | 49% | 60% | 75% | 81% | 70% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 37% | 20% | 47% | 87% | 83% | 79% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -2.8 | -2.9 | -2.1 | -2.6 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -3.3 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 3% | 3% | 6% | 43% | 53% | 50% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 24% | 21% | 43% | 70% | 65% | 56% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Gilbert Inglefield Academy, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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 Central Bedfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 92.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 7.9% | 8.9% | 7.7% | 9.5% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 5.8% | 6.2% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 3.3% | 3.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.1% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 22.4% | 26.4% | 22.1% | 29.1% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 23.9% |
† These attendance figures are for Gilbert Inglefield Academy, the school this one replaced in April 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
The area around the school
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vandyke Upper School | Academy | 190 m | 1,517 | Good 2024 | 59 | Compare |
| The Rushmere Park Academy | Academy | 660 m | 207 | Report card 2026 | 9 | Compare |
| Beaudesert Lower School | Council | 760 m | 278 | Good 2024 | 54 | Compare |
| Clipstone Brook Lower School | Council | 0.7 miles | 306 | Good 2019 | 69 | Compare |
| Brooklands Middle School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 598 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Benjamin College | Independent | 0.7 miles | 11 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Dovery Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 191 | No overall grade 2025 | 100 | Compare |
| Heathwood Lower School | Council | 0.7 miles | 195 | Good 2023 | 81 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Gilbert Inglefield Academy a good school?
Gilbert Inglefield Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from January 2026 rated its teaching as urgent improvement.
What is Gilbert Inglefield Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 27 January 2026 it rated teaching as urgent improvement, achievement as urgent improvement, behaviour and attendance as urgent improvement, leadership as urgent improvement, and found that pupils were not being kept safe enough.
How good are Gilbert Inglefield Academy's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 20% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Gilbert Inglefield Academy have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at Gilbert Inglefield Academy?
Pupils were in school 92.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
- Telephone
- 01525 372266
- Website
- www.gilbertinglefield.com
- Headteacher
- Ms Erin Stewart
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Middle school, ages 9-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Chiltern Learning Trust (21 schools)
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Leighton-Linslade North
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2026 (fresh start)
- URN
- 152506 · LAESTAB 8234014 · UKPRN 10100690
- Formerly
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.