Leighton Middle School | School performance

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

600

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

600

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

78%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

600

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire

PhaseAll-through

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio17.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Leighton Middle School · All-through · Central Bedfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

78%

+1pp

79%74%68%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 78%

RWM higher standard

-8pp

19%12%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

87%

Reading higher standard

45%

Writing expected standard

84%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

89%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

600

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX

Local authority

Central Bedfordshire

Website

www.leightonmiddle.org.uk

Telephone

01525374907

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	78%	5%	87%	45%	84%	10%	89%	30%	86%	80%	107.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	600
2023/24	77%	13%	84%	42%	91%	26%	83%	31%	87%	80%	107.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	17%	595
2022/23	76%	19%	81%	40%	88%	25%	86%	33%	91%	82%	107.0	106.0	107.0	+0.90	+1.80	+0.40	19%	598
2018/19	68%	12%	75%	33%	88%	18%	84%	27%	89%	83%	105.0	106.0	107.0	+0.10	-0.10	+0.10	18%	556
2017/18	79%	18%	84%	34%	90%	42%	86%	32%	84%	85%	106.0	106.0	108.0	+0.20	+2.70	+0.60	16%	527
2016/17	75%	14%	87%	39%	89%	28%	82%	23%	83%	80%	107.0	105.0	105.0	+1.10	+1.10	-0.40	16%	510

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	600	18.2	15%	11%	13%	5%	10%
2023/24	595	17.0	17%	9%	13%	5%	10%
2022/23	598	16.9	19%	5%	14%	5%	10%
2021/22	597	18.4	18%	6%	13%	7%	16%
2020/21	579	19.3	18%	5%	15%	—	—
2018/19	556	17.7	18%	5%	18%	4%	7%
2017/18	527	19.0	16%	4%	18%	4%	6%
2016/17	510	19.9	16%	3%	20%	4%	6%