Watling Lower School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 21 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
109499
Address
Bull Pond Lane, LU6 3BJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
206 (69% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
16%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.3%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.1%
Mixed 9.7%
Other White 9.2%
African 3.9%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other Asian 1.9%
Indian 1.5%
Caribbean 1.5%
Chinese 1.5%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Watling Lower School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
21
8
13
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
18
8
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
4
7
Reception, Full-time
31
16
15
Year 1
31
16
15
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
30
19
11
Year 4
30
19
11
Year 2023-2024

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