Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up Places Available
Hockliffe Lower School
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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location_onLeighton Buzzard, LU7 9LL
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Ofsted
Outstanding
Inspected 2010
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Students
53
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Demand Ratio
0.9x
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Hockliffe Lower School is a Community school primary school in Leighton Buzzard, serving ages 4-9. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.
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School Summary
Hockliffe Lower School is a community school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-9. The school has approximately 53 pupils on roll.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2010. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.
In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
Publication Timeline
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Inspection History
2 EvaluationsS5 Inspection EIF
Outstanding
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good
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