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Kingsmoor Lower School

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personMrs Caroline Jenkins

location_onBedford, MK45 1EY

language Visit Website phone 1525712448

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

161

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Kingsmoor Lower School is a Community school primary school in Bedford, serving ages 2-9. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Kingsmoor Lower School is a community school in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-9. The school has approximately 167 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 28.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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

14 January 2025

Inspection Report

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05 February 2020

Inspection Report

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16 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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14 June 2011

Inspection Report

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26 November 2007

Inspection Report

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27 September 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-16

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-06-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-11-26

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 167 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 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	155	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	175	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	161	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	148	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	184	3	1.6%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	175	1	0.6%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	176	3	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	181	2	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	178	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	188	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	201	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Kingsmoor 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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