3 primary schools in Shefford, sorted by latest
Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states
which, and the guide explains the
difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one
Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't
invent rankings.
Shefford in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Shefford first 133 times for 146 places: 0.91 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the Central Bedfordshire authority's 94 schools. One of the 3 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Shefford Lower School, to 1.23 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.