Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Academy converter in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Middle deemed secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 9 to 13 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Capacity | 720 |
| Trust or sponsor | CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3FU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.gilbertinglefield.com |
| Telephone | 01525372266 |
| URN | 152506 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 27 January 2026, published 19 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Not met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Urgent improvement |
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Urgent improvement |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
This inspection was of the predecessor school (Gilbert Inglefield Academy, URN 138003).
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 June 2023, published 5 October 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Gilbert Inglefield Academy, URN 138003).
Latest ungraded inspection: 15 September 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
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
- Vandyke Upper School (secondary school, about 0.2 km)
- Brooklands Middle School (secondary school, about 1.1 km)
- Leighton Middle School (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Linslade School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- Cedars Upper School (secondary school, about 2.8 km)
- The Cottesloe School (secondary school, about 6.4 km)
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon (secondary school, about 8.2 km)
- Lord Grey Academy (secondary school, about 10.8 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.