Silsoe CofE VC Lower School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Bedford (Central Bedfordshire).
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Nearby schools
nearest first29 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Esland Bedford School, 0.9 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esland Bedford SchoolOther independent special | 0.9 mi | Special | 41 | - |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 145 | Good, 2024 |
| St Mary's VA CofE Lower SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.8 mi | Primary | 134 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Gravenhurst AcademyAcademy converter | 2.1 mi | Primary | 72 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Orchard School & NurseryOther independent | 2.1 mi | Independent | 91 | - |
| Maulden Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.1 mi | Primary | 166 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Kingsmoor Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.6 mi | Primary | 167 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Ramsey Manor Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 2.7 mi | Primary | 293 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good |
| Shillington Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.8 mi | Primary | 94 | Good, 2023 |
| Arnold AcademyAcademy converter | 2.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 704 | Good, 2023 |
| Flitwick Lower SchoolCommunity | 2.9 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013) |
| Templefield Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Primary | 290 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Russell Lower SchoolCommunity | 3.0 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2011) |
| Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Secondary | 1,657 | Good, 2024 |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 645 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (May 2017) |
| Westoning Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.2 mi | Primary | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2015, previous school) |
| Alameda Middle SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 720 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2018) |
| The Firs Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.4 mi | Primary | 350 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| Campton AcademyAcademy converter | 3.5 mi | Primary | 128 | Good, 2023 |
| Meppershall Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 3.6 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2024 |
| Harlington Upper SchoolAcademy converter | 3.7 mi | Secondary | 1,156 | Good, 2023 |
| Harlington Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 3.9 mi | Primary | 130 | Good, 2023 |
| Shefford Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.2 mi | Primary | 514 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Robert Bloomfield AcademyAcademy converter | 4.3 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 962 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Houghton Conquest Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 139 | Good, 2024 |
| Haynes Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 136 | Good, 2023 |
| Pirton SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 136 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Stondon Lower SchoolCommunity | 4.6 mi | Primary | 136 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Sundon Lower SchoolAcademy converter | 5.0 mi | Primary | 63 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2015) |
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).
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
- 95
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