Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Orr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 109521
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525376085
About this school
Clipstone Brook Lower School is a community primary school in Leighton Buzzard. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 306 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Clipstone Brook 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 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 280 |
| 2023/24 | 279 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clipstone Brook Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 12.3% | 306 | — |
| Leedon Lower School | — | 6.8% | 17.8% | 368 | 0.3 miles |
| The Rushmere Park Academy | — | 6.1% | 29.8% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower School | — | 3% | 4.5% | 259 | 0.6 miles |
| The Mary Bassett Lower School | — | 6.1% | 17.4% | 378 | 0.6 miles |
| Beaudesert Lower School | — | 5% | 13.4% | 278 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report12 March 2025
- 5 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.32%
- English as an additional language
- 17.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 15.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leedon Lower School0.3 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
The Rushmere Park Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
Pulford CofE VA Lower School0.6 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
The Mary Bassett Lower School0.6 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
Beaudesert Lower School0.7 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
Other schools in Leighton Buzzard
- Beaudesert Lower School Primary
- Brookmead School Primary
- Dovery Academy Primary
- Greenleas School Primary
- Heathwood Lower School Primary
- Hockliffe Lower School Primary
- Leedon Lower School Primary
- Linslade Lower School Primary
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School Primary
- Southcott Lower School Primary
- St Leonards CE Academy Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Combined School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Clipstone Brook Lower School teach?
- Clipstone Brook Lower School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard.
- Who is the headteacher of Clipstone Brook Lower School?
- The headteacher of Clipstone Brook Lower School is Mrs Sarah Orr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clipstone Brook Lower School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clipstone Brook 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 Clipstone Brook Lower School?
- Clipstone Brook Lower School has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Clipstone Brook Lower School full?
- Clipstone Brook Lower School has capacity for 300 pupils and 306 on roll (102%), 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 Clipstone Brook Lower School a faith school?
- No. Clipstone Brook Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clipstone Brook Lower School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clipstone Brook Lower School as having nursery classes.
- What is Clipstone Brook Lower School's absence rate?
- Clipstone Brook Lower School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Clipstone Brook 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 Clipstone Brook 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.