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Vandyke Upper School

Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
England
LU73DY

📞 phone: 01525 636700

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Mrs Leah Ferguson-Moore

🌍 web: www.vandyke.beds.sch.uk

1509 pupils mixed gender
1440 pupils capacity: 105% full

739 boys 49%

770 girls 51%

Last updated:

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a single-academy trust
URN
137169
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4096
Open date
1. August 2011
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 493278, Northing: 226276
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.927, Longitude: -0.64488
Accepting pupils
13—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
24. January 2024
Region › Const. › Ward
East of England › Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard › Leighton-Linslade North
Free school meals %
15.40
Trust
VANDYKE UPPER SCHOOL
Learning provider ref #
10034855

School governors

  • Mr Tim Carroll, Accounting Officer
    (20. June 2011—31. August 2024)
  • Mrs Ann Gomersall, Member
    (20. June 2011—8. November 2024)
  • Mr David Packer, Member
    (20. June 2011—None)
  • Mr Timothy Carroll, Trustee
    (20. June 2011—31. August 2024)
  • Mrs Alison Packer, Trustee
    (9. February 2015—31. August 2024)
  • Mr David Packer, Trustee
    (20. June 2011—31. August 2024)
  • Mrs Helen O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer
    (1. August 2018—None)
  • Mrs Ruth Samet, Trustee
    (21. October 2017—20. October 2025)
  • Mrs Annabel Ashwell, Trustee
    (28. September 2017—17. October 2025)
  • Miss Samantha Jayne Peplow, Trustee
    (21. September 2019—20. September 2027)
  • Ms Philippa Evelyn Bazalgette, Trustee
    (16. October 2023—15. October 2027)
  • Mr David Charles Groves, Trustee
    (19. November 2019—18. November 2027)
  • Mrs Michelle Dorothy Johnson, Trustee
    (16. December 2019—15. December 2023)
  • Mr Edward Joseph Gaynor, Member
    (14. December 2020—None)
  • Mrs Nia Haines, Trustee
    (18. October 2021—17. October 2025)
  • Mrs Kathleen Olsen, Trustee
    (18. October 2021—8. September 2024)
  • Mrs Helen Shapter Wheeler, Trustee
    (18. October 2021—22. April 2024)
  • Mr Wayne Stiller, Member
    (21. February 2021—None)
  • Mrs Sonia Erica Charlotte Lee, Trustee
    (1. January 2022—18. January 2024)
  • Mr Brendan Gordon Thomas, Trustee
    (17. October 2022—16. October 2026)
  • Mr David Packer, Chair of Trustees
    (17. July 2023—31. August 2024)
  • Miss Rachel Katherine White, Trustee
    (27. September 2023—15. October 2027)
  • Mr David Peter Murphy, Trustee
    (16. October 2023—15. October 2027)
  • Mr Iain Andrew Holloway-McLean, Member
    (28. November 2023—None)
  • Mr Correy Voo, Trustee
    (18. December 2023—17. December 2027)
  • Mrs Michelle Dorothy Johnson, Trustee
    (12. February 2024—11. February 2028)
  • Mr Bailey John Knights, Trustee
    (25. March 2024—24. March 2028)
  • Mr Marcus James Phillips, Trustee
    (20. May 2024—9. May 2028)
  • Mr Michael Peter Adam Howe, Trustee
    (20. May 2024—19. May 2028)
  • Ms Philippa Evelyn Bazalgette, Chair of Trustees
    (1. September 2024—15. October 2027)
  • Mrs Leah Ferguson-Moore, Accounting Officer
    (1. September 2024—None)
  • Mrs Nicola Mary Tooman, Trustee
    (21. October 2024—20. October 2028)
  • Mrs Gertrude Ogochukwu Onichabor, Trustee
    (21. October 2024—20. October 2028)
  • Mrs Leona Gerald-Okoli, Trustee
    (21. October 2024—20. October 2028)
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