Stondon Lower School
Community primary school in Henlow (Central Bedfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
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Reading expected
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Maths expected
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Writing expected
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Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.7
▼ 1.0 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.5%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
91%
136 / 150 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first58 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Meppershall Church of England Academy, 1.3 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2024 |
| Derwent Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.8 mi | Primary | 419 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Pirton SchoolCommunity | 2.0 mi | Primary | 136 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Gothic Mede AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 249 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Samuel Whitbread AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017) |
| Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Raynsford Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 246 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 962 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| Shefford Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 514 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Primary | 72 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Henlow Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Secondary | 599 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Ickleford Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.7 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Primary | 479 | Good, 2024 |
| The Priory SchoolFoundation | 3.1 mi | Secondary | 1,221 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Our Lady Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 173 | Good, 2022 |
| Etonbury AcademyAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,158 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Oughton Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 3.4 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Fearnhill SchoolFoundation | 3.6 mi | Secondary | 597 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| York Road Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 3.7 mi | Nursery | 108 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2013) |
| Icknield Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 206 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Good |
| Wilbury Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Primary | 228 | Good, 2024 |
| Wilshere-Dacre Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.7 mi | Primary | 234 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| Stonehill SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Primary | 220 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special | 3.8 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Pix Brook AcademyFree schools | 3.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,011 | Good, 2024 |
| Samuel Lucas Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.8 mi | Primary | 416 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Roecroft Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.9 mi | Primary | 359 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Hitchin Boys' SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Secondary | 1,364 | Report card, 2025Exceptional in 4 areas, Strong standard in 3 |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2023 |
| The Highfield SchoolAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 937 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Northfields Infants and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 138 | Requires improvement, 2024 |
| North Herts Education Support CentrePupil referral unit | 4.1 mi | Alternative provision | 4 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Highover Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.1 mi | Primary | 433 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| The Grange AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | 165 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| St Francis CollegeOther independent | 4.2 mi | Independent | 264 | - |
| St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinVoluntary aided | 4.3 mi | Primary | 234 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| St Mary's CofE Academy StotfoldAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 297 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (May 2016) |
| Orchard School & NurseryOther independent | 4.3 mi | Independent | 91 | - |
| Hitchin Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 1,357 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Highbury Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 195 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Southill Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.4 mi | Primary | 78 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.5 mi | Primary | 134 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Langford Village AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.5 mi | Primary | 295 | Good, 2024 |
| Purwell Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 129 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| William Ransom Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 419 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good |
| Hillshott Infant School and NurseryCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 202 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Pixmore Junior SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 231 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.6 mi | Primary | 251 | Good, 2023 |
| St Christopher SchoolOther independent | 4.6 mi | Independent | 492 | - |
| Whitehill Junior SchoolCommunity | 4.7 mi | Primary | 241 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.7 mi | Primary | 222 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2012) |
| Mary Exton Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 146 | Good, 2022 |
| Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 293 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Lordship Farm Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 447 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Offley Endowed Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided | 4.9 mi | Primary | 159 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Overall deprivation8
Income7
Employment8
Education and skills8
Health9
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services3
Living environment10
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 165
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