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Kingsmoor Lower School

Primary · Community school · Bedford, MK45 1EY

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Kingsmoor Lower School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 14 Jan 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 9
Pupils167
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Caroline Jenkins
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 109507.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils167
Girls77
Boys90
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.15%
First language not English2.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.225
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.122
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.45.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.45
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size24.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
79%
Other mixed
6%
Other White
5.4%
White and Asian
2.4%
Gypsy/Roma
1.2%
White and Black African
1.2%
Indian
1.2%
Pakistani
1.2%
Other Asian
1.2%
White and Black Caribbean
0.6%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher28.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.4
Teachers (FTE)5.26
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.83
Support staff (FTE)15.96
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/254.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.20
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.56
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.20
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.20
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCentral BedfordshireEngland
Overall absence3.1%, better than England, better than Central Bedfordshire4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.2.1%, better than England, better than Central Bedfordshire11.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Central Bedfordshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Kingsmoor Lower School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryFlitwick Lower SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryTemplefield Lower SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miMiddle deemed secondaryWoodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter
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1.0 miPrimaryGreenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy converter
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1.1 miSecondaryRedborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter
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1.5 miPrimaryWestoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter
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1.6 miPrimaryRussell Lower SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.7 miPrimaryThe Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter
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1.8 miMiddle deemed secondaryAlameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter
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Frequently asked questions about Kingsmoor Lower School

What is Kingsmoor Lower School's Ofsted rating?

Kingsmoor Lower School is rated Good, last inspected on 14 Jan 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Kingsmoor Lower School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Kingsmoor Lower School made 20 offers from 56 applications (2.8 per offer), and 20 of 20 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Kingsmoor Lower School?

Kingsmoor Lower School has 167 pupils aged 2 to 9.

What is the capacity of Kingsmoor Lower School?

Kingsmoor Lower School had 225 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Kingsmoor Lower School?

At Kingsmoor Lower School, the average class had 24.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 28.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Kingsmoor Lower School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Kingsmoor Lower School missed 3.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 2.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.