Wootton Lower School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 9 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bedford
Unique reference
109494
Address
Bedford Road, Wootton, MK43 9JT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
628 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
10.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.1%
Persistent absence
8.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67%
Mixed 14.2%
Other White 5.4%
Indian 3.7%
African 3.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Irish 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Wootton Lower School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
114
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
110
2nd preference
43
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
110
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
46
24
22
Reception, Full-time
118
57
61
Year 1
122
56
66
Year 2
119
63
56
Year 3
112
59
53
Year 4
111
59
52
Year 2023-2024

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