Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY ·
At a glance
A state secondary academy for ages 13–18 in Leighton Buzzard. Confirmed as Good at an ungraded Ofsted inspection (January 2024). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 48.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 395 families put it first for 343 places (September 2025 entry).
- Ages
- 13–18
- Pupils
- 1,517
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Academy trust
- VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leah Ferguson-Moore
- Opened
- Aug 2011
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
The school's last graded inspection took place before 2019.
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
GCSE results, 2024/25 · 352 pupils
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 9 entry, September 2025 (national offer day data)
343 of 395 first-preference applicants were offered a place (87%).
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)15.1%
- English as an additional language5%
- SEN support5.6%
- Education, Health and Care plan4.3%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.