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Hockliffe Lower School

Woburn Road, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LL

Local ranking75th of 92 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

75

Capacity

4-9

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Hockliffe Lower School (URN 109529) since 1 October 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
65
Boys
33 (51%)
Girls
32 (49%)
Capacity
75 (87% full)
SEND
7.7%
FSM Eligible
3.1%
EAL
10.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.1%
SEN Support
4.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Teachers (FTE)
4.2
Budget per Pupil
£8,785/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
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

2024-25
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  • White British: 65.6%
  • White Other: 6.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.9%
  • Black African: 4.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 3.3%
  • White Traveller: 1.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.6%

65.6%

White British

6.6%

White Other

4.9%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01525210330
office@hockliffelowerschool.co.uk
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Woburn Road

Leighton Buzzard, East of England

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Administrative

URN
150145
UKPRN
10093286
Establishment No.
2218
Trust
KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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