Primary school

Chalton Lower School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–9
  • Mixed
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • LU4 9UJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2018

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · East of England 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · East of England 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in91.7%
11 of 12 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 91.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1211
2nd214
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2012Satisfactory
  3. 2014Good
  4. 2018Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202665
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.9%
First language not English18.5%
SEN support12.3%
EHC plan6.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils7.0%

Girls 41.5%Boys 58.5%

86.7% full · 75 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.0
Pupils per adult8.3
  • Classroom teachers 3.3
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 0.9

Teachers 4.3 FTE · Whole workforce 8.8 · 10 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,017
Spend per pupil£9,058
Staff spend per pupil£7,222
Reserve per pupil£779
  • +£50,635revenue reserve
  • −£2,675in-year balance

Grants £8,634 · self-generated £383 · premises £265 per pupil