Shefford Lower School
Community primary school in Shefford (Central Bedfordshire).
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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).Press Map+ on the map for a full-screen view with neighbourhood deprivation layers.
Nearby schools
nearest first26 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Robert Bloomfield Academy, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy converter | 0.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 962 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| Samuel Whitbread AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2017) |
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2024 |
| Clifton All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 229 | Good, 2022 |
| Southill Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.2 mi | Primary | 78 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | 2.3 mi | Primary | 72 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Derwent Primary SchoolFoundation | 2.5 mi | Primary | 419 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2014) |
| Raynsford Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 2.5 mi | Primary | 246 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| Stondon Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Henlow Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 2.6 mi | Secondary | 599 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.9 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.1 mi | Primary | 134 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.1 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023 |
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special | 3.3 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Langford Village AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 3.5 mi | Primary | 295 | Good, 2024 |
| Gothic Mede AcademyAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 249 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Etonbury AcademyAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,158 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolVoluntary controlled | 4.2 mi | Primary | 251 | Good, 2023 |
| Pirton SchoolCommunity | 4.3 mi | Primary | 136 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Caldecote Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 4.7 mi | Primary | 85 | Good, 2024 |
| Fairfield Park Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 479 | Good, 2024 |
| Pix Brook AcademyFree schools | 4.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 1,011 | Good, 2024 |
| Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.8 mi | Primary | 166 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Northill CofE AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 66 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Biggleswade AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 839 | Good, 2024 |
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 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 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
- 55
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