Primary school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DX
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 16 May 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 278
- Places
- 290
- How full
- Nearly full — 278 of 290 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 129 / 149
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 10%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Central Bedfordshire 020B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 85%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 34%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Vanessa Pearce
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Leighton-Linslade North
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- URN
- 109466
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leedon Lower SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.7 mi |
| The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
| Heathwood Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Dovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Linslade Lower SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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