Husborne Crawley Lower School

Husborne Crawley Lower School is performing well overall, maintaining a good standard of education according to its most recent inspection. The school fosters a strong community atmosphere where pupils are valued and supported by dedicated staff. Pupils exhibit a high level of maturity and respect, thriving in their educational environment and demonstrating excellent behavior both in classrooms and around the school. The curriculum is well-designed, although leaders acknowledge that some subjects require more precise planning and assessment to ensure consistent depth of understanding across all areas.

Strengths

• Pupils thrive in a supportive and close-knit community.
• Strong culture of reading with effective phonics teaching.
• High expectations for pupils' personal development and independence.
• Positive behavior management leading to mature self-control.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Well-planned curriculum with interesting lessons.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack precise planning regarding important knowledge.
• Assessment systems are underdeveloped in a few subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Husborne Crawley Lower School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.1% of pupils at Husborne Crawley Lower School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Husborne Crawley Lower School had 12.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 2.4% of pupils at Husborne Crawley Lower School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Husborne Crawley Lower School received £13,063 and spent £12,976 for each of its 42 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £82,000 (-£1,941 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Husborne Crawley Lower School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Husborne Crawley Lower School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Husborne Crawley Lower School last inspected by Ofsted?

Husborne Crawley Lower School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Husborne Crawley Lower School have?

Husborne Crawley Lower School has 42 pupils on roll.

What age range does Husborne Crawley Lower School cover?

Husborne Crawley Lower School for pupils aged 4 to 9.

Where is Husborne Crawley Lower School?

Husborne Crawley Lower School is at School Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire, MK43 0UZ.