Pulford CofE VA Lower School

State-Funded School

pulford-cofe-va-lower-school-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardConstituency

LU7 1ABPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Pulford CofE VA Lower School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–9, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 259 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

259

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 9
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 259
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Dec 2010	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.