Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3DX
278 pupils · 96% of 290 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 16 May 2024, published 3 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.32 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 74 | 154 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 56 | 59 | 117 | 56 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 66 | 124 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 63 | 102 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 56 | 57 | 107 | 56 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 56 | 60 | 111 | 56 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 60 | 92 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 56 | 57 | 91 | 56 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Leedon Lower School 1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Clipstone Brook Lower School 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- The Rushmere Park Academy 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Heathwood Lower School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Dovery Academy 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Mary Bassett Lower School 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.