Heathwood Lower School
Community primary school in Leighton Buzzard (Central Bedfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first18 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Dovery Academy, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.1 mi | Primary | 191 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Oak Bank SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.2 mi | Special | 123 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2024Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2019) |
| Vandyke Upper SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,517 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Gilbert Inglefield AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | - | - |
| The Rushmere Park AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 207 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| St Leonards CE AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 117 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Benjamin CollegeOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 11 | - |
| Beaudesert Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 278 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| The Mary Bassett Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 378 | Good, 2024 |
| Brooklands Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 598 | Good, 2023 |
| Clipstone Brook Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 306 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given |
| Leighton Middle SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 597 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.4 mi | Primary | 259 | Good, 2023 |
| Leedon Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 368 | Report card, 2026Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 |
| Linslade Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 181 | Report card, 2025Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Southcott Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 312 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Greenleas SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 664 | Good, 2024 |
| Linslade SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 721 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 80
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