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Greenleas School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Community school

Derwent Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2AB · greenleas.net · 01525 371735

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Overview

Ofsted: Good; 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
Demand for places: 0.9; first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026

Pupils: 664; 64 over 600 places · 111%
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Nursery class: Yes
Free school meals: 9.4%
First language not English: 11.7%; School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

Reception	Places	First choices	Per place	% offered
September 2026Sept 2026	43	37	0.9	100%
September 2025Sept 2025	44	33	0.8	100%
September 2024Sept 2024	59	71	1.2▲	82%
September 2024Sept 2024	49	44	0.9	98%
September 2023Sept 2023	60	72	1.2▲	81%

Ofsted

Greenleas School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall: Good
Inspected: 14 Feb 2024; Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Early years Requires improvement
Safeguarding Effective

Quality of education	Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Requires improvement
Early years	Requires improvement
Safeguarding	Effective

Before September 2019

Jan 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding
Leadership and management Outstanding
Early years Outstanding

Outcomes for pupils	Outstanding
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding

What parents said

78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (296 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend: 78%
Replies: 296; 44% · 6 Jan 2025

Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know

Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 88%

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Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 89%

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Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%

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School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%

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Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%

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Told what child will learn▼77% agreeEngland 83%

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Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%

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Good range of subjects●88% agreeEngland 90%

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Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 90%

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Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%

472810

Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 77%

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based on the 74% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼42% agreeEngland 49%

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based on the 31% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼64% agreeEngland 67%

36281418

based on 74 parents (25%) with SEND

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