Linslade School is located in Leighton Buzzard which is to the west of Central Bedfordshire. It is a co-educational middle school (deemed secondary) providing exciting learning opportunities for pupils aged 9 – 13 years. In reality, we pride ourselves on being both primary and secondary and relish the breadth of experiences we can offer whilst maintaining a supportive and caring ethos. We were delighted to have been judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2022.

Whilst the greater majority of pupils come from the town of Leighton Buzzard, a proportion of pupils come to our school from over the border in Buckinghamshire and other surrounding villages with a smaller number coming from Dunstable; a town that has seen significant changes in its school system in recent years.

Our intention as a school is to build aspirational bridges for learners today and open a window into the wider world of our diverse society, creating opportunities to become leaders of tomorrow. To do this we will offer all our learners the opportunity to be EPIC. EPIC at Linslade means:

Excellent achievements

We aim to foster a culture of high expectations, challenge and aspiration for all our learners to ensure high outcomes. We will offer opportunities to achieve academic and personal excellence in and out of the classroom.

Preparation for the future

Linslade learners will be prepared with the necessary skills and knowledge to progress to the next stage of their educational journey. Opportunities will be given to lead in and out of the classroom.

Inspirational and Inclusive learning

With a broad, balanced curriculum and inclusive environment learners will be inspired to exceed expectations.

Community connections

Our aim is to create connections with our local community allowing our learners to actively contribute, whilst also creating opportunities for the community to add value to the cultural capital of each learner.

Students are also encouraged to aspire to be EPIC learners and EPIC leaders. This means they will try to be:

·         Aspirant and ambitious

·         High achieving and hard working

·      Creative and curious

Learners at Linslade are successful because we:

·     Support them to try hard, to work hard, and to persevere, enabling them to arrive at school every day willing to learn and more importantly to create an enduring love for learning.

·    Encourage our community, whether that be pupils, staff or parents; to notice what we do well, offering praise regularly, consistently and specifically.

·    Highlight that students can achieve regardless of background; showing them how to achieve, but more significantly, offering the opportunity to achieve followed by praise, reward and feedback.

·   Encourage them to READ, READ, READ; to develop confident readers amongst their peers and adults. We want adults to encourage our students to read, ultimately sharing a passion and love for reading.

To find out more about the school please visit our website: www.linslademiddle.beds.sch.uk