Stondon Lower School
Hillside Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ciara Dumpleton
- Federation
- Shillington and Stondon Federation
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 109469
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Telephone
- 01462850288
About this school
Stondon Lower School is a community primary school in Henlow. It teaches children aged 5 to 9 and has 136 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stondon Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Stondon Lower School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 142 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stondon Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 8.6% | 136 | — |
| Derwent Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 14% | 419 | 1.2 miles |
| Meppershall Church of England Academy | 30% | 7.5% | 18% | 238 | 1.3 miles |
| Shillington Lower School | — | 6.9% | 8.4% | 94 | 1.9 miles |
| Pirton School | 65% | 4.4% | 17.8% | 136 | 2.1 miles |
| Campton Academy | — | 3.4% | 4.6% | 128 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.57%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Derwent Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Henlow
-
Meppershall Church of England Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Shefford
-
Shillington Lower School1.9 miles
Primary · Hitchin
-
Pirton School2.1 miles
Primary · Hitchin
-
Campton Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Shefford
Other schools in Henlow
- Derwent Primary School Primary
- Raynsford Church of England Academy Primary
- Henlow Church of England Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Stondon Lower School teach?
- Stondon Lower School teaches children aged 5 to 9. It is a primary school in Henlow.
- Who is the headteacher of Stondon Lower School?
- The headteacher of Stondon Lower School is Ciara Dumpleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stondon Lower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stondon Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Stondon Lower School?
- Stondon Lower School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 9.
- Is Stondon Lower School full?
- Stondon Lower School has capacity for 150 pupils and 136 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Stondon Lower School a faith school?
- No. Stondon Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stondon Lower School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stondon Lower School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Stondon Lower School part of an academy trust?
- Stondon Lower School is part of the Shillington and Stondon Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Stondon Lower School's absence rate?
- Stondon Lower School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Stondon Lower School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Stondon Lower School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.