Shefford Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Shefford, Central Bedfordshire
Shefford Lower School is a primary school in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 May 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Shefford, SG17 5XA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 514 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school to learn and play.”
- “The strong focus on values underpins all areas of school life.”
- “Pupils are eager to show these values, such as cooperation and sharing, whenever they can.”
To improve
- “Leaders know that the use of assessment is less well developed in a few subjects.”
- “This means that teachers do not always identify precisely what pupils need to do to improve in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 94 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 84 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.
- Campton Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Meppershall Church of England Academy 1.6 mi Good
- Clifton All Saints Academy 1.7 mi Good
- Southill Lower School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Gravenhurst Academy 2.4 mi Outstanding
- Raynsford Church of England Academy 2.5 mi Standards maintained
- Stondon Lower School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Derwent Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good