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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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