Haynes Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–9 · Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
Haynes Lower School is a primary school in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire for ages 2–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Foresters Close, Haynes, Bedford, MK45 3PR
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 136 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Haynes Lower School is a warm, friendly and happy school.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school to learn and socialise with their friends in a safe environment.”
- “They want to do well and know that their teachers have high expectations of them.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders’ curriculum thinking is less clear.”
- “They have not identified the specific skills and knowledge pupils need to learn.”
- “As such, pupils do not make as much progress as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 36 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- St Mary's VA CofE Lower School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Southill Lower School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Campton Academy 3.0 mi Good
- Shefford Lower School 3.1 mi School remains Good
- Houghton Conquest Primary School 3.5 mi Good
- Maulden Lower School 3.8 mi School remains Good
- Northill CofE Academy 4.0 mi Standards maintained
- Gravenhurst Academy 4.0 mi Outstanding