Clipstone Brook Lower School

General Information

Address: Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PG
Phone: 01525376085
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Orr
Age range: 3-9 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 306
School capacity: 300
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 35
% eligible for free school meals: 11.8%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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Ranked #12 of 78 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#10Chalton Lower SchoolGood
#11Clifton All Saints AcademyGood
#12Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolGood
#13Cranfield Church of England AcademyGood
#14Derwent Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Gravenhurst AcademyOutstanding
#2Ardley Hill AcademyGood
#3Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolGood
#4Aspley Guise Village SchoolGood
#5Beaudesert Lower SchoolGood
#6Beecroft AcademyGood
#7Biggleswade AcademyGood
#8Caldecote Church of England AcademyGood
#9Campton AcademyGood
#10Chalton Lower SchoolGood
#11Clifton All Saints AcademyGood
#12Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolGood
#13Cranfield Church of England AcademyGood
#14Derwent Primary SchoolGood
#15Eversholt Lower SchoolGood
#16Everton Heath Primary SchoolGood
#17Fairfield Park Lower SchoolGood
#18Flitwick Lower SchoolGood
#19Gothic Mede AcademyGood
#20Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolGood
#21Greenleas SchoolGood
#22Hadrian AcademyGood
#23Harlington Lower SchoolGood
#24Haynes Lower SchoolGood
#25Heathwood Lower SchoolGood
#26Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolGood
#27Houghton Regis Primary SchoolGood
#28Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolGood
#29Kensworth Church of England AcademyGood
#30Kingsmoor Lower SchoolGood
#31Lancot SchoolGood
#32Langford Village AcademyGood
#33Lawnside AcademyGood
#34Lidlington Primary SchoolGood
#35Lime Tree Primary AcademyGood
#36Linslade Lower SchoolGood
#37Maple Tree Primary SchoolGood
#38Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolGood
#39Maulden Lower SchoolGood
#40Meppershall Church of England AcademyGood
#41Moggerhanger Primary SchoolGood
#42Potton Primary SchoolGood
#43Priory AcademyGood
#44Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolGood
#45Robert Peel Primary SchoolGood
#46Russell Lower SchoolGood
#47Shefford Lower SchoolGood
#48Shillington Lower SchoolGood
#49Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolGood
#50Southcott Lower SchoolGood
#51Southill Lower SchoolGood
#52St Andrew's CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#53St Christophers AcademyGood
#54St Leonards CE AcademyGood
#55St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#56St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolGood
#57St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary SchoolGood
#58St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#59St. Augustine's AcademyGood
#60Stanbridge Lower SchoolGood
#61Stondon Lower SchoolGood
#62Sundon Lower SchoolGood
#63Sutton CofE VA Primary SchoolGood
#64Swallowfield PrimaryGood
#65Templefield Lower SchoolGood
#66The Firs Lower SchoolGood
#67The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolGood
#68The Rushmere Park AcademyGood
#69Thornhill Primary SchoolGood
#70Toddington St George Church of England SchoolGood
#71Totternhoe Church of England AcademyGood
#72Westoning Lower SchoolGood
#73Woburn Lower SchoolGood
#74Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolRequires improvement
#75John Donne Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#76Leedon Lower SchoolRequires improvement
#77Ridgmont Lower SchoolRequires improvement
#78Laburnum Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,785 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #83 of 92 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#81St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,889
#82St Vincent's Catholic Primary School£5,872
#83Clipstone Brook Lower School£5,785
#84Swallowfield Primary£5,767
#85Campton Academy£5,682

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Ridgmont Lower School£41,501
#2Husborne Crawley Lower School£11,398
#3Southill Lower School£10,063
#4Shillington Lower School£9,813
#5Caldecote Church of England Academy£9,367
#6Woburn Lower School£9,290
#7Northill CofE Academy£8,983
#8Kensworth Church of England Academy£8,821
#9Hockliffe Lower School£8,785
#10St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School£8,700
#11Moggerhanger Primary School£8,526
#12Eversholt Lower School£8,500
#13The Rushmere Park Academy£8,495
#14Chalton Lower School£8,445
#15Lidlington Primary School£8,436
#16Haynes Lower School£8,367
#17Slip End Village School£8,276
#18Sundon Lower School£8,117
#19Everton Heath Primary School£8,013
#20Studham Village CofE Academy£7,851
#21Kingsmoor Lower School£7,816
#22St Mary's VA CofE Lower School£7,774
#23St. Augustine's Academy£7,761
#24John Donne Church of England Primary School£7,735
#25Laburnum Primary School£7,693
#26Robert Peel Primary School£7,505
#27Houghton Conquest Primary School£7,398
#28Gothic Mede Academy£7,377
#29Biggleswade Academy£7,263
#30Heathwood Lower School£7,247
#31St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold£7,140
#32Raynsford Church of England Academy£7,084
#33Silsoe CofE VC Lower School£7,081
#34Caddington Village School£7,080
#35Dovery Academy£7,025
#36Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy£7,007
#37Eaton Bray Academy£6,981
#38Sutton CofE VA Primary School£6,936
#39Stondon Lower School£6,935
#40Stanbridge Lower School£6,892
#41Greenfield CofE VC Lower School£6,868
#42Leedon Lower School£6,867
#43Maulden Lower School£6,865
#44Clifton All Saints Academy£6,858
#45Westoning Lower School£6,856
#46Lancot School£6,834
#47Pulford CofE VA Lower School£6,806
#48Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School£6,727
#49Harlington Lower School£6,717
#50Totternhoe Church of England Academy£6,693
#51Fairfield Park Lower School£6,674
#52The Vale Academy£6,646
#53Priory Academy£6,639
#54Gravenhurst Academy£6,611
#55The Mary Bassett Lower School£6,589
#56Toddington St George Church of England School£6,562
#57Ramsey Manor Lower School£6,520
#58Greenleas School£6,512
#59Lawnside Academy£6,487
#60Maple Tree Primary School£6,455
#61Russell Lower School£6,446
#62Marston Moreteyne VC School£6,408
#63Flitwick Lower School£6,396
#64Houghton Regis Primary School£6,376
#65Linslade Lower School£6,326
#66Ardley Hill Academy£6,302
#67Shefford Lower School£6,292
#68Cranfield Church of England Academy£6,279
#69Hadrian Academy£6,266
#70Potton Primary School£6,256
#71Southcott Lower School£6,239
#72The Firs Lower School£6,237
#73Beaudesert Lower School£6,230
#74Langford Village Academy£6,212
#75Roecroft Lower School£6,189
#76Tithe Farm Primary School£6,051
#77St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School£5,925
#78Dunstable Icknield Lower School£5,901
#79Derwent Primary School£5,900
#80Lark Rise Academy£5,890
#81St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,889
#82St Vincent's Catholic Primary School£5,872
#83Clipstone Brook Lower School£5,785
#84Swallowfield Primary£5,767
#85Campton Academy£5,682
#86Thornhill Primary School£5,595
#87Templefield Lower School£5,513
#88St Christophers Academy£5,488
#89Lime Tree Primary Academy£5,452
#90Meppershall Church of England Academy£4,658
#91Beecroft Academy£3,385
#92Watling Lower School£1,643

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