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Pulloxhill Lower School

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personMrs Debbie Drawbridge

corporate_fareGREENFIELD & PULLOXHILL ACADEMY

location_onBedford, MK45 5HN

language Visit Website phone 1525713150

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2013

groups

Students

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Pulloxhill Lower School is a Academy converter primary school in Bedford, serving ages 2-9. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Pulloxhill Lower School is an academy converter in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-9. It is part of GREENFIELD & PULLOXHILL ACADEMY. The school has approximately 43 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 33.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-09-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-05-06

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 38 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	38	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	38	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	37	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	42	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	43	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	51	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	58	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	61	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	58	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	63	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	63	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	62	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	70	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	66	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	77	7	9.1%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	77	7	9.1%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	76	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	72	1	1.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	68	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	73	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	68	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	61	2	3.3%	0.5%

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

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Pulloxhill 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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