Russell Lower School
Primary · Ampthill · MK45 2TD
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 4 November 2022
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
437 pupils · 97% of 450 capacity
- School type
- Community school
- Age range
- 5–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 4.8% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 2% of pupils
- SEN support
- 10.4% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 2% of pupils
- URN
- 109495
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.04 first-choice applications per place90 places offered · 94 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 8% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 3 November 2022: School remains Good
- 8 November 2016: Yes - improving (good)
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.