Ridgmont Lower School

High Street, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0TS

Requires Improvement

Inspected 20 June 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

3–9

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–9
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 9 / 90 (10%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 20 June 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

33.3%

Disadvantaged

EAL

11.1%

SEN support

66.7%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

3.03

Teachers (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

2.8

Pupils per teacher

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

1.29

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

£45,827

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 33% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,450 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£41,501

Spend per pupil

£25,332

Income per pupil

58%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.