Dovery Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Heath Road
 Dovery Academy
 Leighton Buzzard
 Bedfordshire LU7 3AG
Telephone: 01525 377233

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-9)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2022
History: This school arose from Dovery Down Lower School
Trust: Knowledge Schools Trust
Sponsor: Knowledge Schools Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Cavender (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Rachel Blessing
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 7.48 / 7.08
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.6
Number of pupils: 167
Pupils Per Teacher: 22.3
Sex: Mixed (44% boys / 56% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 4.80% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 15.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 11.5% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 16.2%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Electoral Ward: Leighton-Linslade North
School Number: 8232013

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 13th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Oak Bank School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Vandyke Upper School (1.1km) show on map
  4. Gilbert Inglefield Academy (1.1km) show on map
  5. The Rushmere Park Academy (1.2km) show on map
  6. St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School (1.4km) show on map
  7. The Mary Bassett Lower School (1.6km) show on map
  8. Beaudesert Lower School (1.8km) show on map
  9. Leighton Middle School (2.0km) show on map
  10. Clipstone Brook Lower School (2.0km) show on map
  11. Pulford CofE VA Lower School (2.0km) show on map
  12. Brooklands Middle School (2.1km) show on map
  13. Linslade Lower School (2.1km) show on map
  14. Leedon Lower School (2.2km) show on map
  15. Southcott Lower School (2.3km) show on map
  16. Greenleas School (2.8km) show on map
  17. Linslade School (3.0km) show on map
  18. Cedars Upper School (3.1km) show on map
  19. High Ash Church of England Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  20. Hockliffe Lower School (5.0km) show on map
  21. Stanbridge Lower School (5.2km) show on map
  22. Overstone Combined School (6.1km) show on map
  23. The Cottesloe School (6.1km) show on map
  24. Woburn Lower School (6.8km) show on map
  25. Water Hall Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  26. Sir Herbert Leon Academy (7.1km) show on map
  27. Newton Leys Primary School (7.1km) show on map
  28. Drayton Park School (7.3km) show on map
  29. St Michael's Church of England Combined School (7.4km) show on map
  30. Bishop Parker Catholic School (7.6km) show on map
  31. KWS Milton Keynes (7.7km) show on map
  32. The Premier Academy (7.7km) show on map
  33. Milton Keynes Primary Pupil Referral Unit (7.9km) show on map
  34. Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School (7.9km) show on map
  35. Eaton Bray Academy (8.1km) show on map
  36. Eversholt Lower School (8.2km) show on map
  37. Knowles Nursery School (8.2km) show on map
  38. Knowles Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  39. Toddington St George Church of England School (8.4km) show on map
  40. Drayton Parslow Village School (8.5km) show on map
  41. Parkfields Middle School (8.7km) show on map
  42. Totternhoe Church of England Academy (8.8km) show on map
  43. Edlesborough Primary Academy (8.8km) show on map
  44. Newton Longville Church of England Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  45. Holne Chase Primary School (8.9km) show on map
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  47. Aspley Guise Village School (9.1km) show on map
  48. Macintyre School (9.2km) show on map
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  50. Weatherfield Academy (9.4km) show on map
  51. Swallowfield Primary (9.5km) show on map
  52. Wingrave Church of England Combined School (9.6km) show on map
  53. Heronshaw School (9.6km) show on map
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  69. Baytul Ilm Secondary School (9.9km) show on map
  70. Walton High (10.0km) show on map
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  81. Heronshill School and Nursery (10.6km) show on map
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  85. The Academy of Central Bedfordshire (10.7km) show on map
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  90. Chalton Lower School (10.8km) show on map
  91. Mursley Church of England School (10.8km) show on map
  92. Langland Community School (10.9km) show on map
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  94. Brookmead School (10.9km) show on map
  95. Glebe Farm School (11.0km) show on map
  96. Watling Lower School (11.2km) show on map
  97. Lark Rise Academy (11.2km) show on map
  98. Priory Academy (11.2km) show on map
  99. Emerson Valley School (11.2km) show on map
  100. Kents Hill Park All-Through School (11.2km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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