The Mary Bassett Lower School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–9Mixed
Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AR
Headteacher · Ms Hilary Wheeldon
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 11 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils378Capacity 420
OfstedGoodInspected 22 May 2024
Free school meals18.9%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 22 May 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Central Bedfordshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Central BedfordshireApplications for September 2026
All 50 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered59
Applications139
First choice50
First-choice offers50
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Pulford CofE VA Lower School0.3 mi
- The Rushmere Park Academy0.5 mi
- Clipstone Brook Lower School0.6 mi
- Linslade Lower School0.6 mi
- Southcott Lower School0.8 mi