Woburn Lower School
Bedford Street, Woburn, MK17 9QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Black
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 109493
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525290207
About this school
Woburn Lower School is a community primary school in Woburn. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 65 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Woburn 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 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woburn Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 10.3% | 65 | — |
| Aspley Guise Village School | — | — | — | 136 | 1.6 miles |
| Husborne Crawley Lower School | — | 5.9% | 2.1% | 42 | 1.7 miles |
| Eversholt Lower School | — | 5.9% | 1.4% | 68 | 2.2 miles |
| Swallowfield Primary | 57% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 458 | 2.3 miles |
| Ridgmont Lower School | — | — | 33.3% | 11 | 2.4 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)
- 10.34%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 12.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aspley Guise Village School1.6 miles
Primary · Aspley Guise
-
Husborne Crawley Lower School1.7 miles
Primary · Husborne Crawley
-
Eversholt Lower School2.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Swallowfield Primary2.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Ridgmont Lower School2.4 miles
Primary · Bedford
Common questions
- What year groups does Woburn Lower School teach?
- Woburn Lower School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Woburn.
- Who is the headteacher of Woburn Lower School?
- The headteacher of Woburn Lower School is Mrs Paula Black, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woburn Lower School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woburn 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 big is Woburn Lower School?
- Woburn Lower School has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Woburn Lower School full?
- Woburn Lower School has capacity for 60 pupils and 65 on roll (108%), so it is at or above 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 Woburn Lower School a faith school?
- No. Woburn Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woburn Lower School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woburn Lower School as having nursery classes.
- What is Woburn Lower School's absence rate?
- Woburn Lower School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Woburn 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 Woburn 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.