This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 November 2013Graded inspection: Good
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 entry129 applications · 48 places offered · 43 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
- 2025 2.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2023 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2022 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2020 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2019 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2017 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2016 2.0; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
- 2015 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 48 | 129 | 2.7 | 43 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 132 | 2.2 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 127 | 2.1 | 50 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2023 | 52 | 126 | 2.4 | 53 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2022 | 44 | 87 | 2.0 | 34 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 88 | 2.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 42 | 99 | 2.4 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 32 | 80 | 2.5 | 32 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 52 | 98 | 1.9 | 52 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 42 | 100 | 2.4 | 42 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 59 | 116 | 2.0 | 58 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 45 | 86 | 1.9 | 46 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2014 | 55 | 98 | 1.8 | 51 | 0.93 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Firs Lower SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.7applications per place
- 0.5 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20221.7applications per place
- 2.5 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20232.3applications per place
- 2.7 km · Central BedfordshireGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place
- 2.8 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20232.5applications per place
- 2.9 km · Central BedfordshireRemains Good20231.9applications per place
- 3.6 km · Central BedfordshireGood20241.7applications per place
- 4.3 km · Central BedfordshireGood20241.7applications per place
- 4.7 km · Central BedfordshireGood20222.9applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 137756 · 823/2195
- Trust
- The Firs Lower School
- Capacity
- 348 pupils · 350 on roll
- Free school meals
- 5.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 January 2012
- Replaced
- The Firs Lower School (URN 109520)
- Address
- Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2QR
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources