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Haynes Lower School

  • 2–9Ages
  • 136Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 109456URN

Foresters Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.3 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

59 applications for 24 places · 25th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.5applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 24 places offered · 36 named it first

  1. 2026 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 1.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  13. 2014 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6
  • This school
  • Central Bedfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202624592.5361.50
Sep 202518382.1201.11
Sep 202424391.6251.04
Sep 202323341.5231.00
Sep 202221381.8200.95
Sep 202119301.6191.00
Sep 202024341.4230.96
Sep 201915281.9151.00
Sep 201822311.4221.00
Sep 201721231.1211.00
Sep 201624321.3241.00
Sep 201517261.5150.88
Sep 201424301.3241.00

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
109456 · 823/2055
Capacity
120 pupils · 136 on roll
Free school meals
6.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Foresters Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3PR
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources