Westoning Lower School
Primary · Bedford · MK45 5JH
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 6 June 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
115 pupils · 77% of 150 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 2–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 7.7% of pupils
- SEN support
- 10.3% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.westoning.org
- URN
- 147994
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.85 first-choice applications per place13 places offered · 11 first-choice applications · usually has places
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)
94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% 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, academy 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
- 5 June 2024: School remains Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.