Pulford CofE VA Lower School

Voluntary aided school·First school Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire·LU7 1AB

School type

First school

Ages 2–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Pulford CofE VA Lower School is a first school for pupils aged 2–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

42 first choices, 45 places

First choices per place

0.93

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 45 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.39

00.511.52

1 per place

1.3820221.1620231.2320241.3220250.932026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Pulford CofE VA Lower School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 2–9
Pupils on roll: 264
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

4.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

23.9%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.1%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

4.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

3.6%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

5.7%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

21.3

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,806

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Leighton Middle School Leighton Buzzard · 0.1 mi 56.5 Linslade School Leighton Buzzard · 0.7 mi 53.7 Brooklands Middle School Leighton Buzzard · 0.8 mi 35.9 Eaton Bray Academy Dunstable · 4.3 mi 28.6 Totternhoe Church of England Academy Dunstable · 4.9 mi 11.7 Beecroft Academy Dunstable · 5.7 mi 25.4 Lancot School Dunstable · 5.7 mi 49.8 Houghton Regis Primary School Dunstable · 5.9 mi 25.7

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Pulford CofE VA Lower School

Pulford CofE VA Lower School is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 264 pupils aged 2 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Pulford CofE VA Lower School their first choice was offered one of its 45 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 4% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.