# Alternatives to Heathwood Lower School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Heathwood Lower School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Heathwood Lower School, for comparison

1.26 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Dovery Academy, Leighton Buzzard](/school/149324/dovery-academy) | 0.2 mi south-west | 1.83 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [St Leonards CE Academy, Leighton Buzzard](/school/151804/st-leonards-ce-academy) | 0.8 mi north | 0.56 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Rushmere Park Academy, Leighton Buzzard](/school/146685/the-rushmere-park-academy) | 0.8 mi south | 0.90 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | yes |
| [Beaudesert Lower School, Leighton Buzzard](/school/109466/beaudesert-lower-school) | 1.2 mi south-east | 1.32 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [The Mary Bassett Lower School, Leighton Buzzard](/school/109508/the-mary-bassett-lower-school) | 1.2 mi south | 0.85 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Clipstone Brook Lower School, Leighton Buzzard](/school/109521/clipstone-brook-lower-school) | 1.3 mi south | 0.75 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/109513/heathwood-lower-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/109513/heathwood-lower-school