OFSTED
25 November 2025
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
20 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
18 September 2023
23 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
18 May 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
11
9 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
2
18.2% of pupils
Male pupils
9
81.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.6 pts
below England
School
18.2%
Central Bedfordshire
14.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Central Bedfordshire
10.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Central Bedfordshire
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
72.7%
8
Any other White background
9.1%
1
Unclassified
9.1%
1
White and Black Caribbean
9.1%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
72.7%
8 of
11 pupils
51.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
48.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2023/24
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2023/24. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
5.47%
Central Bedfordshire
6.32%
East of England
6.49%
England
6.55%
ABSENCE RATE
16.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.79 pts
lower than
England
School
16.67%
Central Bedfordshire
16.71%
East of England
16.96%
England
17.46%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.70 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Central Bedfordshire
1.76%
East of England
1.72%
England
1.70%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
12.2%
76.0 pts
below England
Ridgmont Lower School
12.2%
Central Bedfordshire
92.8%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.