Primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Dovery Academy
Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AG
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 13 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- Places
- 150
- How full
- Full — 191 pupils against 150 places
- Girls / boys
- 105 / 86
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 5%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Central Bedfordshire 020D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 37%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 93%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
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- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Cavender
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Leighton-Linslade North
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- URN
- 149324
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathwood Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.2 mi |
| The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| St Leonards CE AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1 mi |
| The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 1 mi |
| Beaudesert Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| Linslade Lower SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1.3 mi |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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