Dovery Down 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 22/03/2007. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard

School Information

Address: Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3AG
Website: http://www.doverydown.beds.sch.uk
Telephone: 01525377233
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Debra Brewster
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109516

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 9
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 150
Number of Pupils: 171
Number of Boys: 80
Number of Girls: 91

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dovery Down Lower School
Heath Road , LU7 3AG
4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Heathwood Lower School
Heath Road , LU7 3AU
3out of 4 380 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street , LU7 1EW
3out of 4 1,264 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School
Thrift Road , Heath and Reach LU7 0AX
4out of 4 1,678 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road , LU7 1AR
3out of 4 1,807 yd Community school Yes 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 1,311 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2AE
3out of 4 3,271 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 1,269 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Leighton Middle School
Church Square , LU7 1EX
3out of 4 2,083 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF
3out of 4 2,264 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Linslade School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2PA
3out of 4 3,124 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 4 449 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.