Maulden Lower School
Community primary school in Bedford (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
94.0%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.6
▲ 4.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.0%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
111%
166 / 150 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Map of nearby schools
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).This schoolPrimarySecondaryAll-throughSpecialOther
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Nearby schools
nearest first37 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Russell Lower School, 1.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 720 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 134 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Good, 2024 |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 145 | Good, 2024 |
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolVoluntary controlled | 2.1 mi | Primary | 251 | Good, 2023 |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.2 mi | Primary | 167 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.4 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2024 |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.4 mi | Primary | 290 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special | 2.5 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 645 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Flitwick Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 72 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 563 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Wilstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015, previous school) |
| Broadmead Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 228 | Good, 2023 |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023 |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | 4.0 mi | Primary | 104 | - |
| Wixams AcademyFree schools | 4.0 mi | Secondary | 903 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Wixams Tree Primary AcademyFree schools | 4.0 mi | Primary | 559 | Good, 2024 |
| Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | 4.1 mi | 16 plus | 749 | - |
| Orchard School & NurseryOther independent | 4.1 mi | Independent | 91 | - |
| Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.5 mi | Primary | 624 | Good, 2024 |
| Lidlington Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 92 | Good, 2022 |
| Harlington Upper SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Secondary | 1,156 | Good, 2023 |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 293 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Primary | 130 | Good, 2023 |
| Shefford Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 514 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Cotton End Forest SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 435 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Arnold AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 704 | Good, 2023 |
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2024 |
| Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 962 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
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 close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
Overall deprivation6
Income5
Employment5
Education and skills4
Health6
Crime6
Barriers to housing and services3
Living environment7
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
- 100
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