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Clipstone Brook Lower School

Primary · Community school · Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PG

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Clipstone Brook Lower School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 5 Nov 2019

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 9
Pupils306
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Sarah Orr
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 109521.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census. School places come from the DfE capacity survey and do not include nursery, so unfilled places compare them with pupils outside nursery.

MeasureThis school
Pupils306
Girls155
Boys151
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.11.8%
First language not English17.6%
Nursery pupils (not in school places)19
School places2024/25375
Unfilled places23.5%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.40
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.7
Average class size27.5

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
71.6%
Other White
12.4%
Other mixed
2.6%
Indian
2.6%
White and Black Caribbean
2%
Pakistani
2%
African
2%
White and Asian
1.6%
Other Black
1.3%
Other Asian
1%

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 teacher21
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.13.1
Teachers (FTE)14.3
Teaching assistants (FTE)7.84
Support staff (FTE)12.97
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2514.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
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.60
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.160
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.45
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.44
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

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 absence4.4%, better than England, similar to Central Bedfordshire4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.11%, better than England, similar to Central Bedfordshire11.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.4%, 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 rate3.4%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2%
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 Clipstone Brook Lower School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miMiddle deemed secondaryBrooklands Middle SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miPrimaryLeedon Lower SchoolCommunity school
Inadequate
0.5 miPrimaryThe Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryPulford CofE VA Lower SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryThe Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miMiddle deemed secondaryLeighton Middle SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miMiddle deemed secondaryGilbert Inglefield AcademyAcademy converter
Inadequate
0.7 miPrimaryBeaudesert Lower SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryVandyke Upper SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryDovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Clipstone Brook Lower School

What is Clipstone Brook Lower School's Ofsted rating?

Clipstone Brook Lower School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 5 Nov 2019.

How hard is it to get into Clipstone Brook Lower School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Clipstone Brook Lower School made 60 offers from 160 applications (2.7 per offer), and 44 of 45 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Clipstone Brook Lower School?

Clipstone Brook Lower School has 306 pupils aged 3 to 9.

What is the capacity of Clipstone Brook Lower School?

Clipstone Brook Lower School had 375 school places in 2024/25, not including nursery.

How big are classes at Clipstone Brook Lower School?

At Clipstone Brook Lower School, the average class had 27.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Clipstone Brook Lower School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Clipstone Brook Lower School missed 4.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11% 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.