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Southcott Lower School

  • 2–9Ages
  • 312Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 109523URN

Bideford Green, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJun 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

115 applications for 56 places · 40th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJun 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

  1. 3 March 2023
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 12 June 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.1applications per place, Reception
close to Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

115 applications · 56 places offered · 43 named it first

  1. 2026 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  4. 2023 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 2.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  7. 2020 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  9. 2018 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 2.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 2.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  13. 2014 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6
More applications per place than the Central Bedfordshire median in 12 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Central Bedfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026561152.1430.77
Sep 2025511122.2420.82
Sep 2024601332.2530.88
Sep 2023521122.2430.83
Sep 2022541011.9450.83
Sep 2021411142.8340.83
Sep 2020531302.5500.94
Sep 2019601232.1590.98
Sep 2018421012.4421.00
Sep 2017571332.3530.93
Sep 2016431252.9390.91
Sep 2015601442.4751.25
Sep 2014511032.0480.94

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
109523 · 823/2203
Capacity
300 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals
6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Bideford Green, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2UA
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources