Southill Lower School
Primary · Biggleswade · SG18 9JA
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 18 November 2025 · report published 22 January 2026
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78 pupils · 104% of 75 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Community school
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 6.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 109481
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.07 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 4046.78 m (≈2.51 mi); distance decided places in 2 of the 4 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. At its report-card inspection on 18 November 2025, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Strong standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.07 first-choice applications per place15 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 4046.78 m (≈2.51 mi) for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 4046.78 m (≈2.51 mi)
measured in a straight line.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Biggleswade school admissions · Central Bedfordshire school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 85% (Central Bedfordshire 70%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (Central Bedfordshire 8%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Central Bedfordshire 3%, England 2%) · White Gypsy/Roma 3% (Central Bedfordshire 0%, England 0%) · Black African 1% (Central Bedfordshire 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Central Bedfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Central Bedfordshire 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Central Bedfordshire: 3.50 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,997; 50% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 6% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £88,054; in-year balance +£55,859
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 18 November 2025: Strong standard
- 2 February 2016: Yes - improving (good)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 31.8% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 14.6% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 38% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 12% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 49.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 49% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 17.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 33.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 45.1% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 4.8% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 32.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 7.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017412 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted