Flitwick Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–9 · Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
Flitwick Lower School is a primary school in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire for ages 2–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Temple Way, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1LU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 336 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and well cared for in the ‘hive of learning’ at Flitwick Lower School.”
- “Pupils like how staff take the time to get to know them.”
- “Pupils trust staff to keep them safe.”
To improve
- “However, a few pupils know the sounds that have been taught but occasionally find it tricky to decipher the sounds in words and sentences.”
- “Though they receive extra help, it is not always enough to help these pupils to quickly overcome this difficulty.”
- “However, adults do not always plan activities, including how they use resources and the environment, that support children’s learning well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 56 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- Templefield Lower School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Kingsmoor Lower School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Westoning Lower School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 1.4 mi Good
- The Firs Lower School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Russell Lower School 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Harlington Lower School 2.3 mi Good
- Maulden Lower School 2.6 mi School remains Good