Southcott Lower School
Bideford Green, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2UA
312 pupils · 104% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 March 2023, published 3 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.77 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 43 | 115 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 42 | 112 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 53 | 133 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 43 | 112 | 52 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 45 | 101 | 54 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 41 | 34 | 114 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 53 | 50 | 130 | 53 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 59 | 123 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Linslade Lower School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Greenleas School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Rushmere Park Academy 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Dovery Academy 2.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.