Brookmead School, Leighton Buzzard
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Brookmead School excels at developing well-rounded, confident pupils through outstanding behaviour management and an ambitious curriculum. The school prioritises reading and delivers an exceptional enrichment programme where every pupil learns a musical instrument and has opportunities to develop resilience through sports, arts and cultural experiences. Staff have high expectations and use positive approaches to help pupils achieve strong results in reading, writing and mathematics.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and personal development with a calm, orderly environment and consistently polite, respectful pupils
- Strong focus on reading with effective phonics teaching and ambitious texts that challenge pupils
- Exceptional early years provision that develops independence and readiness for learning
- Excellent enrichment programme including music, sports, trips and visiting speakers that inspire pupils
- Staff have strong subject knowledge and sequence lessons logically to help pupils build skills
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects lack consistent systems to identify and address gaps in pupil knowledge, which slows progress
- Limited opportunities in some wider curriculum subjects for pupils to write and apply their learning independently
- Need to strengthen assessment systems and ensure staff use them consistently across all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school creates an open, positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Football, netball, drawing, music provision (every pupil learns an instrument), educational trips, visiting authors and speakers, house captain roles, buddy schemes, play leader roles
Brookmead School is a primary school where pupils are proud, happy and have very positive attitudes to learning. The school offers a wide range of educational experiences and maintains high expectations for pupil behaviour and achievement.
At a Glance
14.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
104 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 91% to 87%. Maths has remained stable at around 94%. Writing has remained stable at around 88%.
Class Sizes
24.1
Avg class size
22.4
Infant (KS1)
25.5
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
299 pupils
390 capacity
91 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leighton Buzzard
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leighton Buzzard
Admissions Demand - Buckinghamshire
Places available
6,847
Applications
5,934
Got 1st preference
89.9%
Got preferred school
98.7%
Primary admissions across Buckinghamshire (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.37592%
Overall absence
11.2782%
Persistent absence
266
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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