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Flitwick Lower School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Community school
Temple Way, Flitwick, Bedford MK45 1LU · flitwicklower.co.uk · 01525 755444
On the mapSearch near MK45 1LU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 336
- 96% of 350 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.4%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 56 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 26 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Flitwick Lower School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (70 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 70
- 23% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied