The Mary Bassett Lower School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 23 2024 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
- 109508
- Address
- Bassett Road, LU7 1AR
- Website
- www.marybassett.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 353 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.2%
- Girls
- 42.8%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 71.1%
Mixed 10.7%
Other White 10.2%
Indian 3.1%
African 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Admissions
The Mary Bassett Lower School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.3 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Early Years 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 18 9 9 |
Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 40 24 16 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 17 11 6 |
Reception, Full-time | 41 23 18 |
Year 1 | 60 31 29 |
Year 2 | 57 34 23 |
Year 3 | 59 34 25 |
Year 4 | 56 33 23 |