This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 10 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 October 2012Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry65 applications · 21 places offered · 17 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
- 2025 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2023 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2022 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2019 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.2; 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.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 17 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 | 56 | 2.1 | 24 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 24 | 49 | 2.0 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 25 | 50 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 54 | 1.8 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 29 | 49 | 1.7 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2019 | 26 | 57 | 2.2 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 | 18 | 37 | 2.1 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 27 | 49 | 1.8 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 29 | 53 | 1.8 | 24 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 27 | 35 | 1.3 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 37 | 1.2 | 28 | 0.93 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Stondon Lower SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20223.1applications per place
- 1.9 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20232.1applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Central BedfordshireGood20241.7applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · Central BedfordshireGood20232.8applications per place
- 3.3 km · Hertfordshire20261.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · Central BedfordshireGood20232.4applications per place
- 4.0 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20231.6applications per place
- 4.1 km · Central BedfordshireGood20222.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · Central BedfordshireStandards maintained20243.5applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 109469 · 823/2072
- Capacity
- 150 pupils · 136 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Hillside Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6LQ
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources