Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 2–9 · Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Pulford CofE VA Lower School is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire for ages 2–9 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “The school values of faith, hope and love permeate the school and underpin everything it does.”
- “Pupils see the school as a family that they are all part of.”
- “Anyone new to the school gets a warm welcome and quickly feels part of the ‘family’.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, teachers do not know and use the precise knowledge and vocabulary that the pupils have previously learned.”
- “Consequently, pupils are not making as much progress in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 0.3 mi Good
- Clipstone Brook Lower School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- The Rushmere Park Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Linslade Lower School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Leedon Lower School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Southcott Lower School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Beaudesert Lower School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Greenleas School 1.3 mi Good