Kingsmoor Lower School
Kingsmoor Close, Flitwick, Bedford, MK45 1EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Jenkins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 109507
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525712448
About this school
Kingsmoor Lower School is a community primary school in Bedford. It teaches children aged 2 to 9 and has 167 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Kingsmoor 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 171 |
| 2024/25 | 167 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kingsmoor Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.7% | 11.8% | 167 | — |
| Flitwick Lower School | — | 4.9% | 8.9% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| Templefield Lower School | — | 4.5% | 10.7% | 290 | 0.5 miles |
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower School | — | 4.9% | 6.4% | 145 | 1.0 miles |
| Westoning Lower School | — | 5.1% | 17.5% | 115 | 1.5 miles |
| Russell Lower School | — | 3.6% | 5% | 437 | 1.6 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)
- 11.76%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 5.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Flitwick Lower School0.5 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Templefield Lower School0.5 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Greenfield CofE VC Lower School1.0 miles
Primary · Greenfield
-
Westoning Lower School1.5 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Russell Lower School1.6 miles
Primary · Ampthill
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 year groups does Kingsmoor Lower School teach?
- Kingsmoor Lower School teaches children aged 2 to 9. It is a primary school in Bedford.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsmoor Lower School?
- The headteacher of Kingsmoor Lower School is Mrs Caroline Jenkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kingsmoor Lower School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsmoor 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 big is Kingsmoor Lower School?
- Kingsmoor Lower School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 9.
- Is Kingsmoor Lower School full?
- Kingsmoor Lower School has capacity for 270 pupils and 167 on roll (62%), 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 Kingsmoor Lower School a faith school?
- No. Kingsmoor Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kingsmoor Lower School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kingsmoor Lower School as having nursery classes.
- What is Kingsmoor Lower School's absence rate?
- Kingsmoor Lower School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Kingsmoor 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 Kingsmoor 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 8 July 2026.