Ofsted: Good

Shelton Lower School

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personMrs Jane Anderson

corporate_fareThe Vale of Marston Schools' Trust

location_onBeds, MK43 0LS

language Visit Website phone 1234768269

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Age Range

2-9

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Shelton Lower School is a Foundation school primary school in Beds, serving ages 2-9. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Shelton Lower School is a foundation school in Beds, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-9. It is part of The Vale of Marston Schools' Trust. The school has approximately 0 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 100.0%.

In the 2019/20 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2016

Inspection Report

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25 March 2015

Inspection Report

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02 December 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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30 September 2009

Inspection Report

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01 May 2007

Inspection Report

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28 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-12-02

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.0% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2020

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 0.004% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2020, this school served a headcount of 29 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.0%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2019/20 (Summer term)	29	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	29	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	23	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	26	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	26	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	28	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	56	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	62	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	57	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	65	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	60	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	60	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Shelton Lower School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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