Beaudesert Lower School is a primary school located in Leighton Buzzard. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Appenine Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DX
Website: http://www.beaudesert.school
Telephone: 01525373019
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Vanessa Pearce
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109466

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 9
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 275
Number of Pupils: 260
Number of Boys: 136
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way , LU7 3DX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road , LU7 3LZ
2out of 4 1,136 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PG
3out of 4 1,274 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street , LU7 1EW
3out of 4 1,333 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Heathwood Lower School
Heath Road , LU7 3AU
3out of 4 2,068 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road , LU7 3DY
3out of 4 783 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road , LU7 3FU
3out of 4 825 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF
3out of 4 1,093 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leighton Middle School
Church Square , LU7 1EX
3out of 4 2,272 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oak Bank School
Sandy Lane , LU7 3BE
4out of 4 2,331 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.