Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B75
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AB
- Distance
- 0.5km away
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AR
Local ranking84th of 92 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
2-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 383
- Boys
- 201 (52%)
- Girls
- 182 (48%)
- Capacity
- 420 (91% full)
- SEND
- 12.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.4%
- EAL
- 19.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.6%
- SEN Support
- 9.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 23.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,589/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 69.4%
- White Other: 11.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.6%
- Asian Indian: 2.4%
- Asian Other: 2.1%
- Black African: 2.1%
69.4%
White British
11.5%
White Other
3.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Bassett Road
Leighton Buzzard, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 109508
- UKPRN
- 10077770
- Establishment No.
- 2176
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