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Houghton Conquest Lower School

Primary Local authority maintained school in Bedford MK45 3LL

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  • School Reference Number: 109458
  • Address: High Street, Houghton Conquest, Bedford MK45 3LL
  • Headteacher: Miss Julie Heaslip
  • Telephone: 01234 740202
  • Website: hcschool.org.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Community school
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 144
  • Local Education Authority: Central Bedfordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 2 to 9
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 04/06/2024

Rating published on 01/07/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
4 June 2024 2 July 2024 School inspection Good
11 July 2019 29 July 2019 Short inspection
24 November 2015 12 January 2016 Short inspection
28 March 2014 7 May 2014 Interim assessment
27 September 2010 15 October 2010 Full inspection Good
6 March 2008 13 May 2008 Full inspection Good
10 February 2003 14 May 2003 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number109458
Local Authority Code823
Local Authority NameCentral Bedfordshire
Establishment Number2057
School / College NameHoughton Conquest Lower School
Establishment Type Code01
Establishment typeCommunity school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low2
Age range High9
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity144
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils137
Number of Boys67
Number of Girls70
Percentage Free School Meals21.40
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10077796
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date31-01-2025
StreetHigh Street
LocalityHoughton Conquest
Address3
TownBedford
County (name)Bedfordshire
PostcodeMK45 3LL
Websitewww.hcschool.org.uk
Telephone01234740202
Headteacher/Principal titleMiss
Headteacher/Principal first nameJulie
Headteacher/Principal last nameHeaslip
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE06000056
DistrictCentral Bedfordshire
Ward CodeE05014411
WardHoughton Conquest & Haynes
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001359
Parliamentary ConstituencyMid Bedfordshire
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE06000056
Easting504628
Northing241568
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Central Bedfordshire 008
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Central Bedfordshire 008F
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code820
Previous local authorityPre LGR (2009) Bedfordshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100081214374
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003606
LSOA CodeE01033817
Free School Meals22
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN109458
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/109458
LAESTAB8232057
School nameHoughton Conquest Lower School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationCommunity School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyMid Bedfordshire
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeMK45 3LL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils137
Statutory lowest age2
Statutory highest ageN/A
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10345084
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date04/06/2024
Publication date01/07/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection109458
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8232057
School name at time of latest graded inspectionHoughton Conquest Lower School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionCommunity School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS356550
Previous inspection start date27/09/2010
Previous publication date15/10/2010
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection109458
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8232057
School name at time of previous graded inspectionHoughton Conquest Lower School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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