Leighton Buzzard
LU7 3DY
United Kingdom
Vandyke Road
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 3DY
United Kingdom
Vandyke Road, LU7 3DY, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
School
Vandyke Upper School - Leighton Buzzard
Open events for parents and carers
Thursday 24 September 2026
Open from 6pm until 9pm.
Weeks commencing 28 September and 5 October 2026
Open mornings, between 9am and 11am. No appointment is necessary.
Type of school
Upper School - Academy
Telephone
01525 636700
Email address
Website
Fax
01525 636701
Headteacher
Mrs Leah Ferguson-Moore
Age range
13 to 18
Ofsted inspection
View report on Ofsted's website
Apply online
Apply for an upper school place online
Published admission numbers (places available)
Year 9: 360
Designated measuring point
Entrance/exit nearest to Gilbert Inglefield Middle School
Oversubscription criteria
From September 2027
- all 'looked after' children and all previously ‘looked after’ children including those children who appear to the admissions authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definitions in the Appendix)
- students with parents/carers employed by the school (see Appendix)
- students living in the catchment area with siblings at the school (see Appendix)
- other students with siblings at the school (see Appendix)
- other students living in the catchment area
- Students who are currently attending middle schools in the local community, i.e.,Gilbert Inglefield, Brooklands School, Leighton Middle School, Linslade School
- other students not meeting any of the above criteria
Until September 2027
- all looked after children or children who were previously looked after including those 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
- children of staff
- students living in the catchment area with siblings at the school
- other students living in the catchment area
- other students with siblings at the school
- students who are attending middle schools in the local community i.e. Gilbert Inglefield, Brooklands School, Leighton Buzzard and Linslade School
- other students not meeting any of the above criteria
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 'very exceptional' medical grounds
‘Very exceptional’ medical grounds refers to cases where there are exceptional medical reasons which make it essential that a child should attend a particular school and where the preferred school is the only school locally that could meet the child’s needs. A medical report from the child’s doctor or consultant must be submitted with the application form, setting out valid medical reasons why it is essential for the child to be admitted to the school in question and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. The governors reserve the right to seek further information to determine whether it is essential for a child to be admitted to the preferred school on medical grounds. Admission on medical grounds cannot be considered where the medical condition relates to that of a parent/carer, brother or sister or another relative/childminder.
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