Leighton Middle School
Secondary schoolLeighton Middle School is a secondary school in Central Bedfordshire, for pupils aged 9 to 13. It had 597 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 1 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at Leighton Middle School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 50% in Central Bedfordshire and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 50% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023210 m
- The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024250 m
- Benjamin CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file570 m
- Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 20251 km
- Linslade Lower SchoolPrimary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met1 km
- The Rushmere Park AcademyPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Central Bedfordshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).