Brooklands Middle School, Leighton Buzzard
Brooklands Middle School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Leighton Buzzard, part of The Pyramid Schools Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 6 schools in Leighton Buzzard with published results, and 12,253rd of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Capacity
- Full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Central Bedfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brooklands Middle School in detail
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Brooklands Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 66% in Central Bedfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (65% in reading, 60% in maths).
Getting a place at Brooklands Middle School
Across Central Bedfordshire, 91% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 96% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Central Bedfordshire lodged 144 appeals against secondary school offers; 129 reached a hearing and 35 succeeded (27.1% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Brooklands Middle School are Gilbert Inglefield Academy (0.7 miles, Good); Gilbert Inglefield Academy (0.7 miles); Vandyke Upper School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); and Leighton Middle School (0.8 miles, Good).
Gilbert Inglefield AcademyGilbert Inglefield AcademyVandyke Upper SchoolLeighton Middle School
The trust
Brooklands Middle School is one of 10 schools run by The Pyramid Schools Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
16.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 58 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 77 (12.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Brooklands Middle School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leighton Buzzard Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brooklands Middle School (outside), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brooklands Middle School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 202 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Central Bedfordshire (47), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brooklands Middle School issued 53 suspensions, 8.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Brooklands Middle School are Leedon Lower School (0.2 miles), Clipstone Brook Lower School (0.2 miles), The Rushmere Park Academy (0.6 miles) and Beaudesert Lower School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Leedon Lower SchoolClipstone Brook Lower SchoolThe Rushmere Park AcademyBeaudesert Lower School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
16.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
0.33%
Exclusion rate
53
Suspensions
8.77%
Suspension rate
17 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 604 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brooklands Middle School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brooklands Middle School is in Central Bedfordshire; for families living there:
- Central Bedfordshire's school travel policy: Apply for school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Central Bedfordshire is 6 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
600 pupils
600 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leighton Buzzard
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leighton Buzzard
Across Central Bedfordshire council
Places available
1,710
Applications
1,502
Got 1st preference
91.0%
Got preferred school
95.9%
All secondary applications across Central Bedfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
58
SEN Support
77
EHC Plans
22.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Brooklands Middle School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
598
Total Pupils
313
Boys
285
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
38
Teachers
15.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,305
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,791
Per pupil
£3752k
Total funding
£127k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
14.8%
Persistent absence
613
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Brooklands Middle School
Questions parents ask about Brooklands Middle School
What are SATs results like at Brooklands Middle School?
Of the pupils at Brooklands Middle School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 64% did so in maths.
What is Brooklands Middle School's Ofsted rating?
Brooklands Middle School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2023.
What is the catchment area for Brooklands Middle School?
No fixed boundary. When Brooklands Middle School is oversubscribed, Central Bedfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brooklands Middle School?
Brooklands Middle School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Brooklands Middle School?
Classes at Brooklands Middle School average 28.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Brooklands Middle School?
Brooklands Middle School has around 598 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Brooklands Middle School have specialist SEN provision?
Brooklands Middle School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 9 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Brooklands Middle School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Brooklands Middle School in 2024/25. 14.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brooklands Middle School?
Apply through Central Bedfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Brooklands Middle School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Brooklands Middle School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Central Bedfordshire is 6 (the median across 135 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brooklands Middle School?
Brooklands Middle School is at Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)