Primary
The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EW
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 207 of 150 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 9.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 16.4
- Pupils per adult
- 10.4
- Pupils
- 172
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
East Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Central Bedfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Acting Headteacher
- Viv Capron
- Address
- East Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EW
- Telephone
- 01525372096