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Husborne Crawley Lower School

URN
109460
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Husborne Crawley Lower School
URN
109460
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-9
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#17 of 78 schools in Central Bedfordshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Reach choice
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Husborne Crawley Lower School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Husborne Crawley Lower School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
27 June 2023
Inspection date
4 May 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

4

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

20

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

4

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

5×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Central Bedfordshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.hclowerschool.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Central Bedfordshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

MK43 0UZ - School Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire

Contact details

Address
School Lane, Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire
Postcode
MK43 0UZ
Phone
1525280232
Website
www.hclowerschool.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Central Bedfordshire
Local authority code
823

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 240 schools in Central Bedfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

240

Open schools

135

Closed schools

105

Primary schools

148

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Good

Graded 27 June 2023

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 27 June 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    27 June 20234 May 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 27 June 2023
    • Good

      Published
      27 June 2023
      Inspected
      4 May 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    20.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 4

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    26

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary148 (62.7%)
    • Secondary26 (11.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other62 (26.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Aspley Guise Village School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Aspley Guise Village School1.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Ridgmont Lower School1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Woburn Lower School2.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Fulbrook Middle School3.1 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Fulbrook School3.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    Swallowfield Primary3.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary4.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary4.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Eversholt Lower School4.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Aspley Guise Village School
      Distance
      1.3 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Aspley Guise Village School
      Distance
      1.3 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Ridgmont Lower School
      Distance
      1.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Woburn Lower School
      Distance
      2.8 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Central Bedfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints VA CofE Lower SchoolPrimarySG17 5ESClosed
    Ardley Hill AcademyPrimaryLU6 3NZOpen
    Ardley Hill Lower SchoolPrimaryLU6 3NZClosed
    Ashton St Peter's VA C of E SchoolPrimaryLU6 1EWOpen
    Aspley Guise Village SchoolPrimaryMK17 8JTClosed
    • All Saints VA CofE Lower School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      SG17 5ES
      Status
      Closed
    • Ardley Hill Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 3NZ
      Status
      Open
    • Ardley Hill Lower School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 3NZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LU6 1EW
      Status
      Open
    • Aspley Guise Village School
    Fulbrook Middle School
    Distance
    3.1 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Fulbrook School
    Distance
    3.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Swallowfield Primary
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
    Distance
    4.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
    Distance
    4.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Eversholt Lower School
    Distance
    4.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK17 8JT
    Status
    Closed