Southcott Lower School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 3 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
- 308 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 82.5%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 6.4%
Unclassified 1.3%
African 1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Admissions
Southcott Lower School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 53
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 12 6 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 7 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 51 27 24 |
| Year 1 | 55 29 26 |
| Year 2 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 3 | 55 37 18 |
| Year 4 | 58 35 23 |