Maulden Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–9 · Bedford, Central Bedfordshire
Maulden 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 14 March 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–9
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 166 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this small school.”
- “They know the school values such as truthfulness and determination and use these to be the best that they can.”
- “Consideration and helpfulness are the expectation here.”
To improve
- “A few teachers are still developing their curriculum expertise in some subjects.”
- “In these subjects, teachers are not as effective in helping pupils to achieve as well as they can.”
- “A few pupils need a more personalised curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 23 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.
- Russell Lower School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- The Firs Lower School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 1.9 mi Good
- St Mary's VA CofE Lower School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School 2.1 mi Good
- Kingsmoor Lower School 2.2 mi Not judged
- Houghton Conquest Primary School 2.4 mi Good
- Templefield Lower School 2.5 mi School remains Good