Leedon Lower School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-9
Religion Does not apply
Address Highfield Road
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire
LU7 3LZ
Reference Number 109509

General Makeup

Number of pupils 394
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.09%
Girls: 43.91%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 40 26 66
2 47 37 84
3 32 23 55
4 45 42 87

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.5%
White, Other 6.3%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.3%
Indian 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Chinese 0.5%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-09-19
Date Description Report
2023-06-27 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-05-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-06-28 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-07-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-01-11 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2012-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-09 Full inspection Full inspection

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 39 5
Third Preference 14 1
From another Local Authority 2 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PF
0.17 miles
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PG
0.33 miles
Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DX
0.65 miles
The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EW
0.75 miles
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3FU
0.82 miles
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AB
0.86 miles
Leighton Middle School
Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EX
0.93 miles
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AR
0.94 miles
Linslade School
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2PA
1.43 miles
Dovery Academy
Heath Road, Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AG
1.44 miles
Heathwood Lower School
Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3AU
1.53 miles
Linslade Lower School
Leopold Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2QU
1.56 miles
Southcott Lower School
Bideford Green, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2UA
1.76 miles
Stanbridge Lower School
Tilsworth Road, Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9HY
2.1 miles
Greenleas School
Derwent Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AB
2.13 miles
St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School
Thrift Road, Heath and Reach, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 0AX
2.32 miles
Hockliffe Lower School
Woburn Road, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9LL
2.76 miles
Overstone Combined School
Church Street, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 0NY
3.57 miles
Eaton Bray Academy
School Lane, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2DT
3.6 miles
High Ash Church of England Primary School
Pound Hill, Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, MK17 9AS
3.92 miles
Name Distance
Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY
0.89 miles
Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE
1.4 miles
Oak Bank School
Sandy Lane, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3BE
1.66 miles
The Cottesloe School
Church Street, Wing, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NY
3.66 miles
Weatherfield Academy
Brewers Hill Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1AF
4.66 miles
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