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Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Voluntary aided
Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 1AB · pulfordschool.org · 01525 372188
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 259
- 4 over 255 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.3%
- First language not English
- 22.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 42 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 58 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | 53 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 52 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 62 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
Ofsted
Pulford CofE VA Lower School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jan 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 68
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied