Alternatives to Vandyke Upper School
6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Vandyke Upper School
These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.
Vandyke Upper School, for comparison
1.15 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, tightening over the 5 most recent years held.
Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2024: School remains Good
Nearby schools
| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Demand since | Latest Ofsted | Catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard |
3.0 km 1.9 mi |
0.80 | Fewer families are naming it first 0.9 → 0.8 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury |
6.5 km 4.1 mi |
0.90 | Little change 0.9 → 0.91 |
Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
published |
| Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Milton Keynes |
8.2 km 5.1 mi |
0.67 | More families are naming it first 0.54 → 0.62 |
Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable |
8.7 km 5.4 mi |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Queensbury Academy
Dunstable |
9.7 km 6.0 mi |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
| Houstone School
Dunstable |
10.0 km 6.2 mi |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published |
"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.