Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FU
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
⚠ Safeguarding was judged Not met at the latest inspection. Read the full report before anything else.
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
| Safeguarding | Not met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 19 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
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Nearby alternatives
- Brooklands Middle School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Leighton Middle School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Linslade School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Parkfields Middle School 8.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Woodland Middle School Academy 13.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alameda Middle School 15.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.