Southcott 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 13/06/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bideford Green, Leighton Buzzard

School Information

Address: Bideford Green, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2UA
Website: http://www.southcottlowerschool.com
Telephone: 01525375753
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sarah Laundy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109523

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 9
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 330
Number of Pupils: 300
Number of Boys: 167
Number of Girls: 133

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southcott Lower School
Bideford Green , Linslade LU7 2UA
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Linslade Lower School
Leopold Road , Linslade LU7 2QU
3out of 4 420 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greenleas School
Derwent Road , Linslade LU7 2AB
4out of 4 689 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road , LU7 1AR
3out of 4 1,454 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Pulford Road , LU7 1AB
4out of 4 1,691 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2AE
3out of 4 1,777 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road , LU7 3DY
3out of 4 3,015 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leighton Middle School
Church Square , LU7 1EX
3out of 4 1,503 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Linslade School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2PA
3out of 4 1,549 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road , LU7 3FU
3out of 4 2,831 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF
3out of 4 2,843 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 2,637 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.