Ofsted: Inadequate trending_up Places Available
Dovery Academy
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Sarah Cavender
corporate_fareKNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST
location_onLeighton Buzzard, LU7 3AG
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Ofsted
Inadequate
Inspected 2025
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Students
165
local_fire_department
Demand Ratio
0.9x
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Dovery Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Leighton Buzzard, serving ages 3-9. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Dovery Academy is an academy sponsor led in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-9. It is part of KNOWLEDGE SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 167 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
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Inspection Report
Inspection History
3 EvaluationsAcademy First Section 5 EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Outstanding
Behaviour
Outstanding
Development
Outstanding
Leadership
Outstanding
S5 Inspection EIF
Inadequate
Education
Inadequate
Behaviour
Requires improvement
Development
Requires improvement
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
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