Ridgmont Lower School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
High Street, Bedford, MK43 0TS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 20/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
16.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
11
Capacity used
Has space12%
90 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
2 of 2 families who put it first got an offer
2
Places offered
5
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 2 | 2 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Allison Jakes
- Address
- High Street, Ridgmont, Bedford, MK43 0TS
- Phone
- 01525280236
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Cranfield & Marston Moretaine · Mid Bedfordshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109476
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
11 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
25 November 2025
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
20 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
23 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2023/2024 school year · 6 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
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.