Primary school

Houghton Conquest Lower School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–9
  • Mixed
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • MK45 3LL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2024

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · East of England 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · East of England 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 90.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd132
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2015Ungraded visit
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026139
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.3%
First language not English0.7%
SEN support9.9%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils19.3%

Girls 53.5%Boys 46.5%

96.5% full · 144 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 47 responses (34.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.7% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved95.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 76.6% not applicable72.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.8% not applicable97% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child91.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent97.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.7
  • Leadership 0.8
  • Teaching assistants 3.8
  • Other support 7.4

Teachers 5.5 FTE · Whole workforce 16.7 · 25 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,481
Spend per pupil£8,989
Staff spend per pupil£7,062
Reserve per pupil−£1,727
  • −£207,295revenue reserve
  • −£61,006in-year balance

Grants £8,180 · self-generated £301 · premises £445 per pupil