Vandyke Upper School
1 live vacancyLeighton Buzzard · Central Bedfordshire
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Vandyke Upper School is a secondary academy in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL is a Single-academy trust. The trust operates 1 member school: 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Central Bedfordshire. Regions: East of England. — from the VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL public record.
Vandyke Upper School is a secondary academy in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, part of VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.
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School information
- Official name
- Vandyke Upper School
- Address
- Vandyke Road
- Postcode
- LU7 3DY
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- URN (official identifier)
- 137169
- Establishment number
- 4096
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 1517
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1440
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leah Ferguson-Moore
- Ofsted inspection
- School remains Good · Inspected 24 Jan 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.vandyke.beds.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01525636700
- Date opened
- 1 Aug 2011
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Vandyke Upper School
| 2025/26 | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,517 | 49,459 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 14.2% | 15.1% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 11.9% | 11.6% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.6% | 6.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 6.9% | 10.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Vandyke Upper School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good
Report published 6 Mar 2024
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good
Report published 7 Jun 2018
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Apr 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 17 May 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Vandyke Upper School and Community College (URN 109678)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 26 Apr 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Vandyke Upper School and Community College (URN 109678)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Jan 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Vandyke Upper School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.8% | 7.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 16.4% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Vandyke Upper School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £195,800 for 178 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Central Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 16.0% | 15.8% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £176 | £211 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Vandyke Upper School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,507 pupils.
| This school | Central Bedfordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £11,936,000 £7,920 per pupil | £7,547 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £11,131,000 £7,386 per pupil | £7,244 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £6,561,000 £4,354 per pupil · 58.9% | £4,127 · 57.0% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £1,652,000 £1,096 per pupil · 14.8% | £794 · 11.0% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £39,000 £26 per pupil · 0.4% | £72 · 1.0% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £39,000 £26 per pupil · 0.4% | £68 · 0.9% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £805,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £2,464,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,937 per pupil, supply and agency £21 per pupil — spending up £449 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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