Clipstone Brook Lower School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PG
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3LZ
Local ranking92nd of 92 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Needs attention
Primary
Phase
360
Capacity
2-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: Ofsted inspection 28 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Placed in a category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum & teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership & governance
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 366
- Boys
- 202 (55%)
- Girls
- 166 (45%)
- Capacity
- 360 (102% full)
- SEND
- 14.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.8%
- EAL
- 10.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.3%
- SEN Support
- 11.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,867/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 15.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 82.1%
- White Other: 7.7%
- White Traveller: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
82.1%
White British
7.7%
White Other
1.4%
White Traveller
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Highfield Road
Leighton Buzzard, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 109509
- UKPRN
- 10077769
- Establishment No.
- 2177
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