The Rushmere Park Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–9 · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
The Rushmere Park Academy is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire for ages 2–9 (academy converter).
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Catchment area for The Rushmere Park Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- East Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “The values of resilience, respect and responsibility guide pupils' daily life.”
- “Pupils link these values to honesty, kindness and trying again when learning feels hard.”
- “A buddy system supports pupils new to the school to settle in, learn routines and make friends.”
To improve
- “Some pupils report unkind behaviour at times.”
- “Some pupils still miss too much school, especially pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils.”
- “Some differences in achievement remain for pupils who face the biggest barriers.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 22 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 Central Bedfordshire.
- Clipstone Brook Lower School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 0.5 mi Good
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School 0.7 mi Good
- Dovery Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Leedon Lower School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Beaudesert Lower School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Heathwood Lower School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Linslade Lower School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade