Overall Oxbridge
#1,460
2 ranked schools · -546 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
20
Offers
2
Granted a market charter in 1227, Leighton Buzzard has served as the commercial centre of southwest Bedfordshire for eight centuries, its All Saints church and sand-quarrying tradition defining a compact town that extends on either side of the River Ouzel to meet its historically separate neighbour Linslade. Around 37,000 people live across the Leighton-Linslade parish today.
Linslade is among the most sought-after pockets for primary catchments, while Ivinghoe, set against the Chiltern Hills to the south, draws families seeking village settings close to the town's school network. West Coast Main Line trains from Leighton Buzzard station reach London Euston in around forty minutes, making the town a well-connected base for commuting families.
Area Performance
Across 10 primary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.02/10, -0.49 vs England.
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Distribution across all Leighton Buzzard schools
Leighton Buzzard vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Leighton Buzzard schools
top 60% of 14,978
top 60% of 14,978
top 49% of 2,376
top 49% of 2,376
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · -546 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
20
Offers
2
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
11
Offers
0
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · -243 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
9
Offers
2
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