Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - Vandyke Upper School - Leighton Buzzard

School

Vandyke Upper School - Leighton Buzzard

Open events for parents and carers

Thursday 5 October 2023

Open from 6pm until 9pm.

Weeks commencing 9 October and 16 October 2023

Open mornings, between 9am and 1pm. No appointment is necessary.

Type of school

Upper School - Academy

Vandyke Road

Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire

LU7 3DY

Telephone

01525 636700

Email address

office@vandyke.cbeds.co.uk

Website

http://www.vandyke.beds.sch.uk/

Fax

01525 636701

Headteacher

Tim Carroll

Age range

13 to 18

Ofsted inspection

View report on Ofsted's website

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

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 of staff
children living in the catchment area with siblings at the school
other children living in the catchment area
'very exceptional' medical grounds (see definition below)
other children with siblings at the school
children who will have completed years 5 and 6 (Key Stage 2) and years 7 and 8 (Key Stage 3) in the following middle schools in the local community i.e. Brooklands, Gilbert Inglefield, Leighton and Linslade
children who will have completed years 7 and 8 (Key Stage 3) in the following middle schools in the local community i.e. Brooklands, Gilbert Inglefield, Leighton and Linslade
other children 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.

Allocation statistics

Allocation statistics
Published admission number (PAN)	Requests	Places offered	Last place offered
360	414	360	At the time of the initial allocation in March 2022, the last place offered was to a child in criterion "students who will have completed years 7 and 8 (KS3) in middle schools in the local community i.e. Brooklands, Gilbert Inglefield, Leighton and Linslade" who lived at a distance of 2544.110 metres from the school.

In-year admissions