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Wootton Lower School

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personMr Chris Tavener

location_onBedford, MK43 9JT

language Visit Website phone 1234768239

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

607

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Wootton Lower School is a Community school primary school in Bedford, serving ages 3-9. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Wootton Lower School is a community school in Bedford, admitting pupils aged 3-9. The school has approximately 607 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 16.2%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 October 2024

Inspection Report

26 March 2024

Inspection Report

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13 March 2018

Inspection Report

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03 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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13 October 2008

Inspection Report

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21 September 2005

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-03-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-10-13

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 627 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	627	4	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	628	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	628	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	607	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	607	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	603	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	588	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	590	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	581	1	0.2%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	569	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	556	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	538	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	517	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	517	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	499	0	0.0%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	516	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	505	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	487	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	482	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	454	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	430	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	417	1	0.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Wootton Lower School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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