St Leonards CE Academy
Thrift Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0AX
117 pupils · 94% of 125 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 7.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 March 2024, published 13 May 2024. 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 — 0.56 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 15 | 42 | 20 |
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
- Heathwood Lower School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Dovery Academy 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Rushmere Park Academy 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- High Ash Church of England Primary School 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Beaudesert Lower School 3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 3.2 km · Good (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.