The school in Slip End was located towards the Pepperstock end of Front Street and Summer Street, and is now the site of a small development of flats and houses called
Old School Walk. It was a
board school established as after the
Education Act 1870 providing education to all. The school catered for the whole age range in two sections – juniors and infants – and in 1947 it was extended to 15‑year‑olds. A century after its foundation, the school moved to its present site on Rossway which previously had been clay pits for local brick production. The school is now a
primary school, and caters for ages to 11 years. The parish was created in 2001 by splitting that of
Caddington and Slip End. The
M1 motorway runs adjacent to the village and was officially inaugurated from Slip End. This is celebrated by a large concrete slab on the bridge next to the village with the inscription: ::: ==Local amenities==