[17] Alongside the Lakes Estate, it is the main secondary school for Fenny Stratford and East and South Bletchley.

The sixth form would be shared between a variety of local schools including Leon, due to its unsustainability.

[25] Between 1996 and 2001 the school experienced a variety of challenges including temporary closure caused by asbestos removal, a period of time without a headteacher and repeated failure to recruit teaching staff.

[9] In 2004 Grays School Deputy Head Simon Viccars joined Leon, replacing Stephen Pam as headteacher.

[27] Leon partnered with Lord Grey School in 2011 to create the new Milton Keynes South Sixth Form and it was graded as good by Ofsted in June of that year.

As part of the process the school launched a new house system, changed its uniform to black blazers and requested ideas for a new name.

[37] Commenting after the 2014 exam results, Martin Post, the DfE School's Commissioner said the Secretary of State considers that the standards of performance at Sir Herbert Leon Academy are unacceptably low and likely to remain so...

[38] Since that criticism of the 'unacceptably low standards' at Sir Herbert Leon academy; results in 2015 got worse, as the table above show.

We focus on excellence...[41] In 2014 Sir Herbert Leon Academy began offering A levels for the first time.

The opening of the Sixth Form coincided with the period of time in which GCSE exam results at Sir Herbert Leon fell below the minimum standards expected by the Government.

[40]However, as of 2022, the school has since decided to stop the sixth form after it was paused in 2021 due to low student numbers and choosing to focus more on the students in years 7-11 although people can still get sixth form education by going to other local providers such as Milton Keynes College, Lord Grey Academy or Walton High School.

[43] Since 2013 the AET Regional Director of Education at Sir Herbert Leon Academy has been Richard Bassett.

[44] Since 2014, the Chair of the Management board raising standards at Sir Leon Academy has been Louise Soden.

[37]However The Duston School carried out a parental ballot and chose to leave the Academies Enterprise Trust network on 1 March 2015.

The Duston School originally wanted to retain its link to Sir Herbert Leon Academy but AET did not support the proposal[46]

Martin Post, the DfE Regional School's Commissioner criticised the Sponsor, Academies Enterprise Trust because 1.

The academy development plan does not sufficiently focus on how the achievement for all pupils at Sir Herbert Leon will be improved and sustained in the longer term.