Cedars Upper School
Academy converter in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 13 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1135 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1350 |
| Free school meals | 15.50% |
| Trust or sponsor | CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.cedarsupper.org.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01525219300 |
| URN | 137462 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 April 2023, published 14 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Linslade School (secondary school, about 0.2 km)
- Leighton Middle School (secondary school, about 1.1 km)
- Brooklands Middle School (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Vandyke Upper School (secondary school, about 3.0 km)
- The Cottesloe School (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon (secondary school, about 8.9 km)
- All Saints Academy Dunstable (secondary school, about 10.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.