Maulden Lower School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Church Road, Bedford, MK45 2AU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.0%
10.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
166
Capacity used
Over capacity111%
150 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer
24
Places offered
53
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 21 | 21 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 3 | ● 18% |
| Total | 53 | 24 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kathryn Dwyer
- Address
- Church Road, Maulden, Bedford, MK45 2AU
- Phone
- 01525402286
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Ampthill · Mid Bedfordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109472
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
166 pupils · 150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 109 pupils
Attendance
94.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Central Bedfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.