Brookmead School

Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

1.60

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Brookmead School is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 20 May 2025. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Brookmead School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	1.599 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire that have results.
For Reception in 2026 there were 42 first-choice applications for 45 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
14.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: High Street, Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EX
Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 299 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 20 May 2025

Strengths

“Pupils are rightly proud of their school.”
“They live the school’s values of 'inspire, challenge and achieve' enthusiastically.”
“The school offers a wide range of educational trips and experiences, including visiting authors and speakers who help to enrich the curriculum regularly.”

To improve

“However, the school is still developing systems to check pupils’ learning effectively.”
“A small proportion of pupils have gaps in their understanding that are not addressed as well as they could be.”
“However, in some wider curriculum subjects, there are limited opportunities for pupils to write and respond independently to the activities set for them.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	83%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.

Cheddington Combined School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Marsworth Church of England Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Edlesborough Primary Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
Dagnall VA Church of England School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
Aston Clinton School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
Wingrave Church of England Combined School 5.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Overstone Combined School 5.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published