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Southcott Lower School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Community school
Bideford Green, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2UA · southcottlowerschool.com · 01525 375753
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 312
- 12 over 300 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% 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 | 56 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 51 | 42 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 52 | 43 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Southcott Lower School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (121 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 121
- 40% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (9%) with SEND