Clipstone Brook Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Clipstone Brook Lower School is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025.
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Catchment area for Clipstone Brook Lower School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
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Key facts
- Address
- Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 306 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Clipstone Brook Lower School.”
- “They firmly believe in the school rules of Ready, Respectful, Safe.”
- “Pupils reflect these principles in their attitudes towards each other every day.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not maintain the same sharp focus on early writing.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not progress as strongly through the writing curriculum.”
- “Occasionally, pupils do not have secure enough early writing knowledge to complete the tasks expected of them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 45 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 44 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 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Rushmere Park Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School 0.6 mi Good
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 0.6 mi Good
- Beaudesert Lower School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Dovery Academy 1.2 mi Not judged
- Linslade Lower School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Heathwood Lower School 1.3 mi School remains Good