The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EW
207 pupils · 138% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 23.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 26 | 67 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 28 | 56 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 27 | 56 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 27 | 46 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 27 | 21 | 46 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 28 | 41 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 12 | 9 | 21 | 11 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Clipstone Brook Lower School 0.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dovery Academy 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Leedon Lower School 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Beaudesert Lower School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.