Cedars Upper School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire

LU7 2AE

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

60.6

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#1,111

National rank

#115

In East of England

In Central Bedfordshire

Top 36%

Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score ?

48.5

National avg ≈ 46

Progress 8 score ?

—

Why no data?

% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths ?

50%

% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths ?

78%

% EBacc grade 5+ ?

18%

EBacc average points score

4.32

Attainment 8 (year-on-year) 43.9 → 48.5 ▲ 4.6 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,055 % FSM ever-6 15.1% % EAL 10.8% Age range 13–18 Gender Mixed Religious character

Official sources

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Location

Nearby secondary schools

Vandyke Upper School Leighton Buzzard · 1.9 mi 60.2 All Saints Academy Dunstable Dunstable · 6.2 mi 46.1 Queensbury Academy Dunstable · 6.5 mi 50.0 Priory Academy Dunstable · 7.0 mi 57.8 Houstone School Dunstable · 7.2 mi 57.6 Fulbrook School Milton Keynes · 7.4 mi 53.6 Manshead Church of England Academy Luton · 7.9 mi 53.8