Shefford Lower School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 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
- 515 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.3%
- Persistent absence
- 11.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.2%
White British 85.2%
Mixed 7%
Other White 2.7%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Admissions
Shefford Lower School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 32.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 49 23 26 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 8 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 91 48 43 |
| Year 1 | 88 49 39 |
| Year 2 | 90 48 42 |
| Year 3 | 90 34 56 |
| Year 4 | 92 43 49 |