Leedon Lower School
Community school in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 368 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 360 |
| Free school meals | 23.50% |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
| Address | Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3LZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.leedonlowerschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01525374713 |
| URN | 109509 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 28 April 2026, published 21 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Category of concern: Requires significant improvement.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 June 2023, published 18 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Clipstone Brook Lower School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Beaudesert Lower School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- The Rushmere Park Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- The Mary Bassett Lower School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Dovery Academy (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Heathwood Lower School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Linslade Lower School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.