Southill Lower School
Community school in Biggleswade, SG18 9JA, taking ages 3 to 9, 78 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 2.52 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Central Bedfordshire school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 2.52 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
Southill Lower School: 2.52 miles, 2026/27 Shefford Lower School: 1.23 miles, 2026/27, published by Central Bedfordshire
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Southill Lower School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Central Bedfordshire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Central Bedfordshire, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where Southill Lower School and Shefford Lower School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Shefford Lower School admitted from 1.23 miles in 2026/27, published by Central Bedfordshire. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is SG17 at £370,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From Southill Lower School | From Shefford Lower School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG17 | Central Bedfordshire | 2.2 mi | 0.4 mi | £370,000 172 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to Southill Lower School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton All Saints Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.29 mi 2026/27 | 2.2 mi |
| Robert Bloomfield Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 4.02 mi 2026/27 | 2.2 mi |
| Shefford Lower School Both in reach | Primary | 1.23 mi 2026/27 | 2.2 mi |
| Langford Village Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.84 mi 2026/27 | 2.3 mi |
| Caldecote Church of England Academy Both in reach | Primary | 2.26 mi 2026/27 | 2.5 mi |
| Raynsford Church of England Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.86 mi 2026/27 | 2.9 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 78 pupils in 75 places (104% full, over capacity) |
| Local authority | Central Bedfordshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Report card, November 2025: 6 areas strong or exceptional, 1 at the expected standard |
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Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Southill Lower School
| Girls and boys | 42.3% girls, 57.7% boys |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 16.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Southill Lower School
Cheapest district inside the 2.52 miles: SG17, median £370,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG17 | Central Bedfordshire | 2.2 mi | £370,000 172 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.52 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Southill Lower School by bus
No bus stop with a scheduled departure within 600 m of the school, in the timetables operators have published to the Bus Open Data Service.
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Southill Lower School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around SG18: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at SG18 9JA, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Southill Lower School?
Southill Lower School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 2.52 miles away, per Central Bedfordshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Southill Lower School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.52 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 104% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Southill Lower School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Central Bedfordshire school's distance
All Central Bedfordshire schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
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Admission distance published by Central Bedfordshire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.