Heath and Reach
LU7 0AX
United Kingdom
Thrift Road
Heath and Reach
LU7 0AX
United Kingdom
Thrift Road, LU7 0AX, Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire
School
St. Leonard's CE Academy – Heath and Reach
Type of school
Lower School – Academy
Telephone
01525 237253
Email address
Website
http://www.stleonards.beds.sch.uk/
Fax
01525 237055
Headteacher
Sarah Bowley
Age range
4 to 9
Ofsted inspection
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Published admission numbers (places available)
25
Designated measuring point
Main door of school
Oversubscription criteria
Oversubscription criteria:
- all 'looked after' children or children who were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
- children who, at the time of admission, will have their home address within the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Heath and Reach and who will have a sibling in the school at the time of admission
- other children who, at the time of admission, will have their home address within the civil and ecclesiastical parish of Heath and Reach
- children whose home address is outside the area, as defined above, and one or more of those parents/guardians have, at the time of application, shown commitment to St. Leonard's Church by attending a service at least once a month for the year prior to an application being made and is continuing to attend at the time when the governors consider the application (applicants in this category will need to ask the vicar to complete the relevant section of the application form)
- other children who have a sibling attending the school at the time of admission
- children whose home address is outside the area, as defined above, whose parent(s)/guardian(s) have, at the time of application, shown commitment to another Christian church within the area covered by the Ouzel Valley Team Ministry by attending a service at least once a month for the year prior to an application being made and is continuing to attend at the time when the governors consider the application (applicants in this category will need to ask their priest or minister to complete the relevant section of the application form)
- any other children
Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'
Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.
Definition of a Christian church
The governors define a Christian church to be one which is a member, or is eligible for membership, of the Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. The Ouzel Valley Team Ministry includes the villages/parishes of Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Heath and Rach, Hockliffe, Eggington and Billington.
Allocation statistics
| Published admission number (PAN) | Requests | Places offered | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 27 | 25 | At the time of the initial allocation in April 2025, the last place offered was to a child in criterion "any other children" who lived at a distance of 4,697.80 metres from the school. |
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SEND provision
https://www.stleonards.beds.sch.uk/page/?title=SEN+and+Disability+Information&pid=33