Southill Lower School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
School Lane, Biggleswade, SG18 9JA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
74%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.1%
8.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
78
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
75 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
74%
1st preference success rate
14 of 19 families who put it first got an offer
15
Places offered
32
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 19 | 14 | ● 74% |
| 2nd preference | 7 | 1 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 32 | 15 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sonya Read
- Address
- School Lane, Southill, Biggleswade, SG18 9JA
- Phone
- 01462813312
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Northill · North Bedfordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109481
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
78 pupils · 75 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
18 November 2025
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
01 July 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 48 pupils
Attendance
96.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
8.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Central Bedfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.