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Ramsey Manor Lower School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire

Manor Road, Bedford, MK45 4NS

Website 01582881318

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 24/09/2024

Application demand

95%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

6.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

293

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

300 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

95%

1st preference success rate

56 of 59 families who put it first got an offer

58

Places offered

75

Total applications

1.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference5956● 95%
2nd preference62● 33%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total755877%

1st preference success by year

100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
98%
2024
95%
2025

Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (14 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–9
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Colin Moore
Address
Manor Road, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4NS
Phone
01582881318
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Ward / constituency
Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe · Mid Bedfordshire
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
147803

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals9%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support10%——
53% boys (154)47% girls (139)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST

293 pupils · 300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    24 September 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 229 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

6.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
16%
21/22
13%
22/23
7%
23/24
7%
24/25

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.