Southcott Lower SchoolOverstone Combined School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Southcott Lower School and Overstone Combined School are primary schools.

  • Southcott Lower School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Overstone Combined School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Southcott Lower School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Southcott Lower School was judged Good and Overstone Combined School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Overstone Combined School (50.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Southcott Lower School versus Overstone Combined School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Leighton BuzzardSouthcott Lower SchoolWingOverstone Combined SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureF35/100
Local ranking51st of 92 in Central Bedfordshire 135th of 180 in Buckinghamshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-9 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll296 179
Capacity300 218
LocationLeighton Buzzard, LU7 2UA Wing, LU7 0NY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported44.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census296 179
Free school meals (ever 6)3.7% 19.6%
English as an additional language2.4% 2.8%
SEN support10.5% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan4.0% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure6.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% Stronger figure18.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Southcott Lower School

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