Schools in Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard has 23 schools in Central Bedfordshire, including 16 primaries and 2 secondaries plus several nursery settings. Central Bedfordshire Council co-ordinates admissions using a combination of proximity and catchment zone criteria; community schools give priority to children living within their published catchment area before applying distance as a tiebreaker.
Leighton Buzzard's Lower and Middle School structure - found in several Central Bedfordshire schools - means pupils may transfer at different year groups than the national norm. Families should check whether their preferred school follows a traditional infant/junior or a lower/middle model when planning applications; the council's admissions guidance is published on its website each September.
School demand in Leighton Buzzard
Across the 22 schools in Leighton Buzzard with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 97%. 11 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Leighton Buzzard have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Leighton Buzzard are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Central Bedfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Leighton Buzzard have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Leighton Buzzard: 7 oversubscribed (16)
Beaudesert Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3DX
Stanbridge Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 9HY
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1AR
Leedon Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3LZ
Heathwood Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3AU
Linslade Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 2QU
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3PG
Southcott Lower School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 2UA
Greenleas School
Primary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 2AB
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1AB
St Michael's Church of England Combined School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 0HA
Brookmead School
Primary · Foundation school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 9EX
The Rushmere Park Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1EW
Dovery Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3AG
Hockliffe Lower School
Primary · Academy converter
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 9LL
St Leonards CE Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 0AX
Secondary Schools in Leighton Buzzard (2)
Other Schools in Leighton Buzzard (5)
Leighton Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Community school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1EX
Benjamin College
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 1FD
Linslade School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 2PA
Brooklands Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3PF
Oak Bank School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Leighton Buzzard · LU7 3BE
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Leighton Buzzard are set by Central Bedfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.