Ridgmont Lower School
High Street, Ridgmont, Bedford, MK43 0TS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Allison Jakes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 11
- URN
- 109476
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525280236
About this school
Ridgmont Lower School is a community primary school in Bedford. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 11 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ridgmont 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Ridgmont 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 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 9 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ridgmont Lower School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | 33.3% | 11 | — |
| Husborne Crawley Lower School | — | 5.9% | 2.1% | 42 | 1.0 miles |
| Aspley Guise Village School | — | — | — | 136 | 1.8 miles |
| Thomas Johnson Lower School | — | 4.7% | 8.6% | 92 | 2.0 miles |
| Eversholt Lower School | — | 5.9% | 1.4% | 68 | 2.2 miles |
| Woburn Lower School | — | 4.6% | 10.3% | 65 | 2.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Husborne Crawley Lower School1.0 miles
Primary · Husborne Crawley
-
Aspley Guise Village School1.8 miles
Primary · Aspley Guise
-
Thomas Johnson Lower School2.0 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Eversholt Lower School2.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Woburn Lower School2.4 miles
Primary · Woburn
Other schools in Bedford
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primary
- Brickhill Primary School Primary
- Broadmead Lower School Primary
- Bromham CofE Primary School Primary
- Camestone School Primary
- Carlton CofE Primary School Primary
- Castle Newnham School Primary
- Cauldwell School Primary
- Cotton End Forest School Primary
- Cranfield Church of England Academy Primary
- Edith Cavell Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ridgmont Lower School teach?
- Ridgmont Lower School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Bedford.
- Who is the headteacher of Ridgmont Lower School?
- The headteacher of Ridgmont Lower School is Mrs Allison Jakes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ridgmont Lower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ridgmont 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 Ridgmont Lower School?
- Ridgmont Lower School has 11 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Ridgmont Lower School full?
- Ridgmont Lower School has capacity for 90 pupils and 11 on roll (12%), 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 Ridgmont Lower School a faith school?
- No. Ridgmont Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ridgmont Lower School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ridgmont Lower School as having nursery classes.
- Does Ridgmont 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 Ridgmont 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.