The Mary Bassett 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 03/05/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard

School Information

Address: Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AR
Website: www.marybassett.co.uk
Telephone: 01525373017
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Stephanie Finniss
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 109508

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 9
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 379
Number of Boys: 202
Number of Girls: 177

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road , LU7 1AR
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Pulford Road , LU7 1AB
4out of 4 488 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street , LU7 1EW
3out of 4 926 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PG
3out of 4 1,078 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Linslade Lower School
Leopold Road , Linslade LU7 2QU
3out of 4 1,103 yd Community 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 1,502 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road , LU7 3DY
3out of 4 1,858 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 4 277 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive , LU7 3PF
3out of 4 1,389 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Linslade School
Mentmore Road , Linslade LU7 2PA
3out of 4 1,394 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road , LU7 3FU
3out of 4 1,649 yd Academy converter 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 2,255 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.