Linslade School

Linslade School is performing well overall, maintaining its status as a good school since its last full inspection in 2016. The supportive environment and high expectations from staff contribute to a positive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning. They demonstrate good behavior and engage enthusiastically in a broad range of academic and extracurricular activities. With effective backing from the Chiltern Learning Trust, the school has developed an ambitious curriculum that facilitates substantial learning in various subjects, although there are still areas where improvements are needed in curriculum breakdown and teacher training to enhance student retention of knowledge. Despite the positive attributes, there are concerns regarding the consistency of teaching and curriculum implementation across all subjects. Some staff require further training to enhance their pedagogical knowledge, which impacts pupils' long-term retention of learned material. Additionally, not all teachers are adequately breaking down the curriculum into manageable components, leading to gaps in students' understanding. Addressing these issues will be crucial for the school to continue fostering excellent educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Supportive and caring environment for pupils.
• High expectations leading to pupil engagement.
• Effective pastoral support available for students.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities enjoyed by students.
• Strong emphasis on reading and vocabulary development.
• Positive relationships among pupils and between pupils and staff.
• Strong safeguarding culture in the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of curriculum breakdown in some subjects.
• Some staff lack sufficient training in subject-specific pedagogy.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Linslade School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.3% of pupils at Linslade School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Linslade School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.2% of pupils at Linslade School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Linslade School received £6,024 and spent £5,954 for each of its 661 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £390,000 (£591 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Chiltern Learning Trust, income was £7,910 and spending £7,771 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leighton Buzzard · Central Bedfordshire local authority: places and applications

Linslade School is part of Chiltern Learning Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Cedars Upper School Leighton Buzzard
• Gilbert Inglefield Academy Leighton Buzzard
• Lancot School Dunstable
• Lark Rise Academy Dunstable
• Ardley Hill Academy Dunstable
• Aspley Guise Village School Aspley Guise
• Challney High School for Girls Luton
• Challney High School for Boys Luton
• Lea Manor High School Luton
• Dallow Primary School Luton

What is Linslade School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Linslade School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Linslade School last inspected by Ofsted?

Linslade School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Linslade School have?

Linslade School has 721 pupils on roll.

What age range does Linslade School cover?

Linslade School for pupils aged 9 to 13.

What are Linslade School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Linslade School?

Linslade School is at Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2PA.