Primary
Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3LZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 368 of 360 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.1
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 34.0
- Pupils per adult
- 11.0
- Pupils
- 373
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingNeeds attention
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3LZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Central Bedfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jen Lloyd
- Address
- Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3LZ
- Telephone
- 01525374713