Russell Lower School
Community primary school in Ampthill (Central Bedfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first32 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Alameda Middle School, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 720 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Good, 2024 |
| Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 166 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 290 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 167 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 645 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Flitwick Lower SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 2.1 mi | Primary | 145 | Good, 2024 |
| Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2024 |
| Marston Vale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.0 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 563 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements |
| Silsoe CofE VC Lower SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.0 mi | Primary | 251 | Good, 2023 |
| Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015, previous school) |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 3.2 mi | Primary | 134 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Lidlington Primary SchoolCommunity | 3.2 mi | Primary | 92 | Good, 2022 |
| Broadmead Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.3 mi | Primary | 228 | Good, 2023 |
| Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | 3.4 mi | 16 plus | 749 | - |
| Marston Moreteyne VC SchoolVoluntary controlled | 3.4 mi | Primary | 624 | Good, 2024 |
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special | 3.7 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Ridgmont Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.0 mi | Primary | 11 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 |
| Wilstead Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 4.1 mi | Primary | - | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Willow Grove Primary SchoolFree schools | 4.1 mi | Primary | 104 | - |
| Harlington Upper SchoolAcademy converter | 4.2 mi | Secondary | 1,156 | Good, 2023 |
| Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Primary | 130 | Good, 2023 |
| Wixams AcademyFree schools | 4.3 mi | Secondary | 903 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2 |
| Wixams Tree Primary AcademyFree schools | 4.3 mi | Primary | 559 | Good, 2024 |
| Lakeview SchoolAcademy converter | 4.5 mi | Primary | 436 | Good, 2022This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Eversholt Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 4.6 mi | Primary | 68 | Good, 2023 |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | 4.8 mi | Primary | 72 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Orchard School & NurseryOther independent | 4.8 mi | Independent | 91 | - |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.9 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023 |
| Husborne Crawley Lower SchoolCommunity | 5.0 mi | Primary | 42 | 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 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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