Hockliffe Lower School
Woburn Road, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aoife Greaves
- Sponsor
- Kingsbridge Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- URN
- 150145
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525210330
About this school
Hockliffe Lower School is a primary academy in Leighton Buzzard. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 67 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Trends over time
How Hockliffe 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hockliffe Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 3.1% | 67 | — |
| Stanbridge Lower School | — | 6.3% | 13% | 120 | 1.7 miles |
| Beaudesert Lower School | — | 5% | 13.4% | 278 | 2.3 miles |
| Toddington St George Church of England School | — | 4.6% | 6.1% | 341 | 2.4 miles |
| Leedon Lower School | — | 6.8% | 17.8% | 368 | 2.8 miles |
| Clipstone Brook Lower School | — | 5.6% | 12.3% | 306 | 3.0 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)
- 3.08%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 13.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanbridge Lower School1.7 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
Beaudesert Lower School2.3 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
Toddington St George Church of England School2.4 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Leedon Lower School2.8 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
Clipstone Brook Lower School3.0 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
Other schools in Leighton Buzzard
- Beaudesert Lower School Primary
- Brookmead School Primary
- Clipstone Brook Lower School Primary
- Dovery Academy Primary
- Greenleas School Primary
- Heathwood 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 Hockliffe Lower School teach?
- Hockliffe Lower School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Leighton Buzzard.
- Who is the headteacher of Hockliffe Lower School?
- The headteacher of Hockliffe Lower School is Mrs Aoife Greaves, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hockliffe Lower School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hockliffe 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 Hockliffe Lower School?
- Hockliffe Lower School has 67 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Hockliffe Lower School full?
- Hockliffe Lower School has capacity for 75 pupils and 67 on roll (89%), 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 Hockliffe Lower School a faith school?
- No. Hockliffe Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hockliffe Lower School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hockliffe Lower School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hockliffe Lower School?
- Hockliffe Lower School is part of KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Hockliffe Lower School's absence rate?
- Hockliffe Lower School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hockliffe 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 Hockliffe 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 10 July 2026.