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Southill Lower School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–9 · Community school
School Lane, Southill, Biggleswade SG18 9JA · southilllower.org.uk · 01462 813312
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 78
- 3 over 75 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 16 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 19 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Southill Lower School on 18 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 18 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Before September 2019
Mar 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Positive
- 100%
- Replies
- 26
- 35% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 3 parents (12%) whose child was bullied
based on 11 parents (42%) with SEND