St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 20 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 9 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
109618
Address
Thrift Road, Heath and Reach, LU7 0AX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
124 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
42.7%
Girls
57.3%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.7%
Persistent absence
17.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.4%
Mixed 10.5%
Irish Traveller 5.6%
Other White 5.6%
Irish 0.8%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
17
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
13
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
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 classes24.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
24
13
11
Year 1
24
10
14
Year 2
25
13
12
Year 3
27
8
19
Year 4
24
9
15
Year 2023-2024

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