Beaudesert Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–9 · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Beaudesert Lower School is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire for ages 4–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Appenine Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–9
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 278 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 16 May 2024
Strengths
- “At this school, everyone lives out the school ethos of ‘believe, learn and succeed’.”
- “The staff are friendly and supportive of pupils.”
- “Staff take the time to get to know every pupil and they have high expectations of them.”
To improve
- “A few pupils need gentle reminders in lessons of the expectations that staff have of them.”
- “Pupils revisit key knowledge in some subjects; however, in a few subjects they do not have enough time dedicated to this.”
- “Therefore, pupils do not remember some of the important knowledge needed for further learning as well as they should in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 74 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 50 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- Leedon Lower School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Clipstone Brook Lower School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- The Rushmere Park Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Heathwood Lower School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Dovery Academy 1.2 mi Not judged
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 1.2 mi Good
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School 1.3 mi Good
- Linslade Lower School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade