Broadmead Lower School
Park Crescent, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9NN
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Cosbie-Ross
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 109483
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01234768318
About this school
Broadmead Lower School is a community primary school in Bedford. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broadmead 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Broadmead 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 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadmead Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.6% | 21% | 228 | — |
| Houghton Conquest Lower School | — | 5.8% | 22.3% | 139 | 1.7 miles |
| Willow Grove Primary School | — | 3.6% | 17% | 104 | 1.7 miles |
| Wootton Primary School | — | 4.2% | 17.5% | 731 | 1.8 miles |
| Marston Moreteyne VC School | — | 4.7% | 12.5% | 624 | 1.8 miles |
| Wixams Tree Primary Academy | 60% | 5.4% | 19.8% | 559 | 2.1 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)
- 20.99%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Houghton Conquest Lower School1.7 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Willow Grove Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Wixams
-
Wootton Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Marston Moreteyne VC School1.8 miles
Primary · Marston Moreteyne
-
Wixams Tree Primary Academy2.1 miles
Primary · Bedford
Other schools in Bedford
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Bedford Road Primary Academy Primary
- Brickhill Primary 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
- Elstow School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Broadmead Lower School teach?
- Broadmead Lower School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Bedford.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadmead Lower School?
- The headteacher of Broadmead Lower School is Mrs Deborah Cosbie-Ross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadmead Lower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadmead 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 Broadmead Lower School?
- Broadmead Lower School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Broadmead Lower School a faith school?
- No. Broadmead Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadmead Lower School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Broadmead Lower School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Broadmead Lower School's absence rate?
- Broadmead Lower School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Broadmead 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 Broadmead 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.