The Firs Lower School
Ofsted: Good
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Bedford, MK45 2QR
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Russell Lower School
Queens Road, Ampthill, MK45 2TD
Local ranking50th of 92 primary schools in Central Bedfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
450
Capacity
5-9
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 443
- Boys
- 207 (47%)
- Girls
- 230 (53%)
- Capacity
- 450 (97% full)
- SEND
- 12.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 5.0%
- EAL
- 2.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.0%
- SEN Support
- 10.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 22.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,446/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 3.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 87.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- White Other: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Other: 0.7%
87.3%
White British
2.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
2.0%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Queens Road
Ampthill, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 109495
- UKPRN
- 10077773
- Establishment No.
- 2146
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