Leedon Lower School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 27 2023 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
109509
Address
Highfield Road, LU7 3LZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
366 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
57.9%
Girls
42.1%
First language not English
10.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.1%
Persistent absence
14.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.7%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 4.4%
Irish Traveller 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish 0.8%
African 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Leedon Lower School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
16
9
7
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
20
11
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
5
0
Reception, Full-time
56
29
27
Year 1
56
33
23
Year 2
68
44
24
Year 3
82
45
37
Year 4
58
34
24
Year 2024-2025

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