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Woburn Lower School

Primary · Community school · Woburn, MK17 9QL

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Woburn Lower School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 5 Dec 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 9
Pupils65
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Paula Black
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 109493.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils65
Girls32
Boys33
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.7.7%
First language not English0%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.60
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.55
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.8.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.12
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size16.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
84.6%
White and Black African
6.2%
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
White and Asian
1.5%
Other mixed
1.5%
Caribbean
1.5%
Other ethnic group
1.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.9
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.4
Teachers (FTE)3.66
Teaching assistants (FTE)4.71
Support staff (FTE)6.49
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/252.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.12
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.42
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.14
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.11
Applications from another local authority (Reception)10

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCentral BedfordshireEngland
Overall absence5.5%, similar to England, worse than Central Bedfordshire4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.15.2%, similar to England, worse than Central Bedfordshire11.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Central Bedfordshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Woburn Lower School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
1.6 miPrimaryAspley Guise Village SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miPrimaryHusborne Crawley Lower SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Woburn Lower School

What is Woburn Lower School's Ofsted rating?

Woburn Lower School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 5 Dec 2023.

How hard is it to get into Woburn Lower School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Woburn Lower School made 12 offers from 42 applications (3.5 per offer), and 11 of 14 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Woburn Lower School?

Woburn Lower School has 65 pupils aged 4 to 9.

What is the capacity of Woburn Lower School?

Woburn Lower School had 60 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Woburn Lower School?

At Woburn Lower School, the average class had 16.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.9 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Woburn Lower School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Woburn Lower School missed 5.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 15.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.