Russell Lower School

State-Funded School

russell-lower-school-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Mid BedfordshireConstituency

MK45 2TDPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Russell Lower School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–9, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 437 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

437

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 9
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 437
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 4 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Jan 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.