The Rushmere Park Academy

School Name: The Rushmere Park Academy
Address: East Street
Town/City: Leighton Buzzard
County: Bedfordshire
Postcode: LU7 1EW
Telephone Number: 01525 372096
Website: https://www.therushmereparkacademy.co.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 2-9)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
Trust: Advantage Schools
Sponsor: Advantage Schools Trust

Acting Headteacher: Miss VIV Capron
Capacity: 150
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 207 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 138% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 23.3%

• ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

URN: 146685
DfE Number: 823/2069
UKPRN: 10082189
UPRN: 100081198716
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Central Bedfordshire (E06000056)
Constituency: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (E14001206)
Electoral Ward: Leighton-Linslade North (E05014414)

Easting & Northing: 492597E, 225759N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 55' 23.87" N 0° 39' 17.17" W
Plus Code: 9C3XW8FW+83

DfE Record: View record

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