Russell Lower SchoolThe Firs Lower School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Russell Lower School and The Firs Lower School are primary schools.

  • Russell Lower School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Firs Lower School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Russell Lower School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Russell Lower School was judged Good and The Firs Lower School was judged Good.

Side-by-side comparison

Russell Lower School versus The Firs Lower School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AmpthillRussell Lower SchoolBedfordThe Firs Lower SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureB73/100
Local ranking50th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire Stronger figure55th of 92 in Central Bedfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-9 2-9
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll437 350
Capacity450 348
LocationAmpthill, MK45 2TD Bedford, MK45 2QR
Pupils
Pupils in the census443 349
Free school meals (ever 6)5.0% 4.0%
English as an additional language2.0% 3.2%
SEN support10.4% 7.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.6% Stronger figure4.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.9% Stronger figure7.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Russell Lower School

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