Silsoe CofE VC Lower School
Chestnut Avenue, Bedford, MK45 4GP
251 pupils · 84% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 March 2023, published 22 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 29 | 57 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 39 | 54 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 51 | 49 | 64 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 52 | 65 | 52 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 46 | 63 | 46 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 52 | 67 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 47 | 47 | 69 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 56 | 56 | 79 | 56 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Greenfield CofE VC Lower School 2.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Mary's VA CofE Lower School 3.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Maulden Lower School 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Gravenhurst Academy 3.4 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Kingsmoor Lower School 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ramsey Manor Lower School 4.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.