Leedon Lower School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3LZ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 27/06/2023
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
15.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
368
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
30 of 31 families who put it first got an offer
46
Places offered
75
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 31 | 30 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 27 | 3 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 75 | 33 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jen Lloyd
- Address
- Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3LZ
- Phone
- 01525374713
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Leighton-Linslade South · Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109509
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
368 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
28 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
RSIInclusion Needs attention Achievement Urgent improvement Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement Attendance and behaviour Needs attention Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Needs attention Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
27 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 271 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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.