Russell Lower School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–9 · Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire
Russell Lower School is a primary school in Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire for ages 5–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 November 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Queens Road, Ampthill, MK45 2TD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–9
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are friendly and happy.”
- “They behave well, and this enables all the pupils to learn.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are respectful and positive.”
To improve
- “A few teachers do not have as secure subject knowledge in a small number of curriculum areas.”
- “This means that occasionally, teachers plan activities that do not focus precisely on the intended learning.”
- “However, some pupils read books that do not precisely match their phonics knowledge, making it harder for them to learn to read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 94 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 89 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.
- The Firs Lower School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Maulden Lower School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- Templefield Lower School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Kingsmoor Lower School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Flitwick Lower School 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 2.1 mi Good
- Houghton Conquest Primary School 2.5 mi Good
- Silsoe CofE VC Lower School 3.1 mi Good