SCHOOL PROFILE

Gilbert Inglefield Academy: data, trends and context

Gilbert Inglefield Academy is a middle deemed secondary school in Central Bedfordshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
152506
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Trust
CHILTERN LEARNING TRUST
Postcode
LU7 3FU
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
590
FSM eligible
27.3%
EAL / First language other than English
13.9%
SEND (total)
21.5%
SEN Support
16.8%
EHCP
4.7%
White British
74.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
92.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Severe absence
3.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Central BedfordshireLocal authority92.1%7.9%2.2%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
56.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
16.8%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.93%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Gilbert Inglefield Academy is a middle deemed secondary school in Central Bedfordshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.