St Mary's VA CofE Lower School

State-Funded School

st-marys-va-cofe-lower-school-central-bedfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

Central BedfordshireLocal Authority

Mid BedfordshireConstituency

MK45 4BEPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St Mary's VA CofE Lower School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–9, located in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 134 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

134

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 9
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 134
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
11 Jun 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.