Southcott Lower School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 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
- 109523
- Address
- Bideford Green, Linslade, LU7 2UA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 296 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.1%
- Girls
- 43.9%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3%
- Persistent absence
- 5.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 84.1%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 4.7%
African 1%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Admissions
Southcott Lower School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 51
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 41
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 3 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 8 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 5 1 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 36 24 |
| Year 1 | 51 25 26 |
| Year 2 | 53 28 25 |
| Year 3 | 53 25 28 |
| Year 4 | 54 35 19 |