Laburnum Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 174 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Free school meals | 25.2% |
| Trust or sponsor | ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | Laburnum Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1HQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.laburnumprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01767680691 |
| URN | 150629 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 18 November 2025, published 18 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 December 2022, published 15 May 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Laburnum Primary School, URN 109477).
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.
Nearby schools
- Robert Peel Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Maple Tree Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- John Donne Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Moggerhanger Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Northill CofE Academy (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- Caldecote Church of England Academy (primary school, about 3.6 km)
- Everton Heath Primary School (primary school, about 4.1 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.