Shefford Lower School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 9 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 109479
- Address
- School Lane, SG17 5XA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 518 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 86.9%
Mixed 6.4%
Other White 1.9%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Admissions
Shefford Lower School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 85
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 60 36 24 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 6 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 91 43 48 |
| Year 1 | 89 47 42 |
| Year 2 | 90 52 38 |
| Year 3 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 4 | 89 35 54 |