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Oak Bank School Leighton Buzzard at 50: MP unveils plaque
Oak Bank School on Sandy Lane has marked 50 years since 1976. MP Alex Mayer unveiled a plaque and 10 staff with 20 years' service each came back for tea.
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Ivel Valley School, Biggleswade: 330 places in £42m plan
Central Bedfordshire has approved a £42.2m expansion of Biggleswade's Ivel Valley special school to 330 places, with 20 new classrooms. No start date is set.
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Central Bedfordshire EHC plans: 1,466 updates outstanding
1,466 amended EHC plans were outstanding on 4 September. New plans are 74% on time, but the council needs 441 amendments a month and managed 137 in August.
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School transport failures go to Central Beds scrutiny 10 Sep
Families who applied on time started term with no transport, a Biggleswade councillor says. The council's scrutiny committee takes the item on Thursday.
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Leighton Buzzard GCSE results 2026: Cedars' best ever
Cedars Upper School reports its best ever GCSE results. Across Central Bedfordshire, Attainment 8 rose to 44.5 but grade 4 passes in English and maths fell to 63.3%.
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Leighton Buzzard term dates 2026/27: half term 26 Oct
October half term is 26 to 30 October and every school breaks up on 18 December. Vandyke returns a day early on 4 January and finishes on 16 July, not 21.