Husborne Crawley Lower School
School Lane, Husborne Crawley, MK43 0UZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Willans
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 42
- URN
- 109460
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525280232
About this school
Husborne Crawley Lower School is a community primary school in Husborne Crawley. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 42 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Husborne Crawley Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Husborne Crawley Lower School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | 48 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Husborne Crawley Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 2.1% | 42 | — |
| Aspley Guise Village School | — | — | — | 136 | 0.8 miles |
| Ridgmont Lower School | — | — | 33.3% | 11 | 1.0 miles |
| Woburn Lower School | — | 4.6% | 10.3% | 65 | 1.7 miles |
| Swallowfield Primary | 57% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 458 | 2.0 miles |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary | — | 4.8% | 24.4% | 489 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.08%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 21.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aspley Guise Village School0.8 miles
Primary · Aspley Guise
-
Ridgmont Lower School1.0 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Woburn Lower School1.7 miles
Primary · Woburn
-
Swallowfield Primary2.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary2.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Common questions
- What ages does Husborne Crawley Lower School teach?
- Husborne Crawley Lower School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Husborne Crawley.
- Who is the headteacher of Husborne Crawley Lower School?
- The headteacher of Husborne Crawley Lower School is Mrs Deborah Willans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Husborne Crawley Lower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Husborne Crawley Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Husborne Crawley Lower School?
- Husborne Crawley Lower School has 42 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Husborne Crawley Lower School full?
- Husborne Crawley Lower School has capacity for 60 pupils and 42 on roll (70%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Husborne Crawley Lower School a faith school?
- No. Husborne Crawley Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Husborne Crawley Lower School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Husborne Crawley Lower School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Husborne Crawley Lower School's absence rate?
- Husborne Crawley Lower School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Husborne Crawley Lower School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Husborne Crawley Lower School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.