Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - Brooklands School - Leighton Buzzard

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Brooklands School - Leighton Buzzard

Open events for parents and carers

Thursday 21 November 2024

open: 6pm until 8pm
head teacher's welcome: 6pm and 7pm

Monday 25 November until Friday 29 November 2024

9:30am until 11:30am every day (any time)
1:30pm until 3pm every day (any time)

Open week. No appointment necessary.

Type of school

Middle School - Academy

Brooklands Drive

Leighton Buzzard

Bedfordshire

LU7 3PF

Telephone

01525 372018

Email address

office@brooklands.school

Website

http://www.brooklandsschool.co.uk

Headteacher

Julie Hodgson

Age range

9 to 13

Ofsted inspection

View report on Ofsted's website

Apply for a middle school place online

Published admission numbers (places available)

150

Designated measuring point

Head Teacher's office

Oversubscription criteria

Oversubscription criteria:

all 'looked after' children or children who were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
siblings
pupils living in the catchment area with siblings at the school
children of staff employed by Brooklands School who the school reasonably considers have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is demonstrable skill shortage and/or have 2 or more years' service at the time of application
‘very exceptional’ medical grounds (see definition below)
children who have spent a significant time (3 years or more) in a lower school in Leighton Buzzard/ Linslade/ Hockliffe or outlying villages such as but not exclusively Stanbridge, Totternhoe, Eaton Bray
any other children

Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'

Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.

Definition of 'Very exceptional' medical grounds

‘Very exceptional’ medical grounds refer to cases where there are exceptional medical reasons which make it essential that a child should attend a particular school and where the preferred school is the only school locally that could meet the child’s needs. A medical report from the child’s doctor or consultant must be submitted with the application form, setting out valid medical reasons why it is essential for the child to be admitted to the school in question and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. The governors reserve the right to seek further information to determine whether it is essential for a child to be admitted to the preferred school on medical grounds. Admission on medical grounds cannot be considered where the medical condition relates to that of a parent/carer, brother or sister or another relative/childminder.

Allocation statistics

Allocation statistics
Published admission number (PAN)	Requests	Places offered	Last place offered
150	204	150	At the time of the initial allocation in April 2024 the last place offered was to a child in criterion "Children attending feeder schools" living at a distance of 444.89 metres from the school

In-year admissions