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 | SEN provision on site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Upper School
Leighton Buzzard |
3.0 km 1.9 mi |
0.80 | Fewer first preferences per place 0.9 → 0.8 |
Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury |
6.5 km 4.1 mi |
1.07 | Little change in first preferences per place 1.02 → 0.99 |
Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework) |
published | none recorded |
| Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Milton Keynes |
8.2 km 5.1 mi |
0.70 | More first preferences per place 0.54 → 0.69 |
Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable |
8.7 km 5.4 mi |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| Queensbury Academy
Dunstable |
9.7 km 6.0 mi |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
| Houstone School
Dunstable |
10.0 km 6.2 mi |
- | - | Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework) |
none published | none recorded |
"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. "SEN provision on site" says the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.