Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/11/2023
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
97.0%
2.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
259
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
255 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
44 of 58 families who put it first got an offer
44
Places offered
104
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 58 | 44 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 104 | 44 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 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
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- David Heather
- Address
- Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AB
- Phone
- 01525372188
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Leighton-Linslade South · Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109619
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 19% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
259 pupils · 255 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 183 pupils
Attendance
97.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
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.