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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The Firs Lower School

Academy converter primary school in Bedford (Central Bedfordshire).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.9
▲ 5.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
4.0%
▼ 21pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
101%
350 / 348 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

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).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

The Firs Lower School is a happy and caring school, with a dedicated staff who greatly value children as individuals. Children at The Firs always strive to achieve their best and consequently achieve high standards. As a Read Write Inc. school, we are passionate and very successful in fostering children's early reading and literacy.

We ensure that children master key numeracy skills and develop their mathematical thinking. Beyond this, and as a Forest School, we ensure that children experience a rich and varied curriculum, enjoying their learning both inside and outside the classroom. We believe a child's education is a partnership between home and school and welcome parental support and involvement.

Children, staff and parents all work hard together, to make the school a successful and important part of the communit y.

Enrichment

5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Computing
  • Lego
  • Music
  • Forest School
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Primary Science Quality MarkScience

Key facts

URN
137756
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
2 to 9
Gender
Mixed
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (16 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

12 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Amanda Hall Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Robert William LanghornTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Emma Sims Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026
Mrs Amanda Hall Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026
Mr Richard Leonard Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026
Mrs Claire NashChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2025
Mrs Hannah Wadsworth Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Katherine JukesMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024
Sarah Walker Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024
Jade Brown Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Sarah Walker Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Amaritpal Uppal Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Claudia Wallis Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Celia BennettMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2021
Mr Adam Campbell Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2012
Adam Campbell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2012
Mr Joseph Burton Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Sarah Walker Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Suzanna McIntosh Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Jennie Bredenkamp FormerChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2023 · term ended 2025
Mr Grant Chaney Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record