Dovery Academy
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Heath Road, Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Dovery Academy is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard for ages 3 to 9. It is one of the 134 schools in Central Bedfordshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025, report published 19 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
191 pupils on roll, with places for 150
Schools near Dovery Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| Heathwood Lower School | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Good |
| The Rushmere Park Academy | 0.7 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | 0.7 miles | Report card: Urgent improvement |
| St Leonards CE Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good |
| The Mary Bassett Lower School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Cavender
- Phone
- 01525377233
- Address
- Heath Road, Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AG
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- URN
- 149324
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.