The Firs Lower School is a primary school located in Bedford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Bedford, MK45 2QR
Website: http://www.firslower.co.uk
Telephone: 01525402735
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Adam Campbell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137756

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 9
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 326
Number of Pupils: 303
Number of Boys: 158
Number of Girls: 145

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.2% 8.2%

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Firs Lower School
Station Road , Ampthill MK45 2QR 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Russell Lower School
Queens Road , MK45 2TD 		3out of 4 531 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Templefield Lower School
Malham Close , Flitwick MK45 1AJ 		3out of 4 2,704 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsmoor Lower School
Kingsmoor Close , Flitwick MK45 1EY 		3out of 4 2,900 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Maulden Lower School
Church Road , Maulden MK45 2AU 		3out of 4 3,034 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Redborne Upper School and Community College
Flitwick Road , Ampthill MK45 2NU 		3out of 4 929 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alameda Middle School
Station Road , Ampthill MK45 2QR 		3out of 4 241 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodland Middle School Academy
Malham Close , Flitwick MK45 1NP 		3out of 4 2,762 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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