Ridgmont Lower School
Community primary school in Bedford (Central Bedfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first33 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Husborne Crawley Lower School, 1.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 42 | Good, 2023 |
| Aspley Guise Village SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Lidlington Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.1 mi | Primary | 92 | Good, 2022 |
| Eversholt Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 2.2 mi | Primary | 68 | Good, 2023 |
| Woburn Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.3 mi | Primary | 65 | Good, 2023 |
| Fulbrook SchoolAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Secondary | 551 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all six areas |
| Swallowfield PrimaryCommunity | 2.9 mi | Primary | 458 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE PrimaryAcademy converter | 3.3 mi | Primary | 489 | Good, 2024This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 645 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.6 mi | Primary | 290 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Good, 2024 |
| Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.6 mi | Primary | 624 | Good, 2024 |
| Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 720 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Flitwick Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.7 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 167 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Cranfield Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 4.0 mi | Primary | 511 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Russell Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Glebe Farm SchoolFree schools | 4.1 mi | All-through | 1,188 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Holywell SchoolAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 668 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Primary | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015, previous school) |
| Wavendon Gate SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 403 | Good, 2022 |
| Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 4.3 mi | Primary | 100 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Cranfield UniversityHigher education institutions | 4.5 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Walton HighAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Secondary | 2,969 | Good, 2023 |
| Parkfields Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 4.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 460 | Good, 2024 |
| Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | 4.7 mi | 16 plus | 749 | - |
| Toddington St George Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 341 | Good, 2022 |
| Heronshaw SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 161 | Good, 2022 |
| Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 563 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Heronsgate SchoolAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 334 | Good, 2023 |
| Heronshill School and NurseryAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 74 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012, previous school) |
| Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 130 | 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 close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
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
- 30
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