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Gilbert Inglefield Academy Closed

URN: 138003

Address: Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3FU

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

Ofsted made the following key judgements following school inspection on 27 January 2026:

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

All reports

  1. Closed
  2. School inspection School inspection, pdf - 20 March 2026
  3. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 21 May 2024
  4. School inspection: InadequateSchool inspection, PDF - 06 October 2023
  5. School inspection School inspection, PDF - 21 October 2022
  6. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 20 July 2016
  7. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 24 March 2016
  8. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 05 November 2015
  9. Monitoring visit Monitoring visit, PDF - 16 June 2015
  10. Full inspection: InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 21 April 2015
  11. Full inspection: GoodFull inspection, PDF - 12 June 2012
  12. Opened

About Gilbert Inglefield Academy

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: Does Not Apply
  • Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Pupils

  • Age Range: 9 - 13
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 643
  • School capacity: 720

Location

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  • Address: Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3FU
  • Region: East of England

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